Spying is happening between all nations and the leaked cables showed this. Why those two countries specifically? In Russia you can get imprisoned for a variet

Spying is happening between all nations and the leaked cables showed this. Why those two countries specifically? In Russia you can get imprisoned for a variety of political/strategic reasons if you refuse to cooperate. China implemented there own internet for spying. When you visit these countries you are advised to buy new devices and throw them out on return to avoid backdoors. General Powell misleading the UN and TV networks was based on having chemical weapons. Nuclear weapons is the fear with Iran. It was believed because the UN weapon inspector Hans Blix was being railroaded with fake traffic jams and other tactics preventing him from investigating. After he pulled out and Sadam had a history of using these types of weapons on his own people, it made the claim easier to accept without more proof.