The dangers of being a paranoid totalitarian nutjob:

The secrecy under which Syria kept its nuclear development may have contributed to the success of Israel's alleged air strike... due to internal politics within Damascus, the site was so highly classified that even the Syrian military was unaware of its existence. Accordingly, proper air defenses were never erected, thereby leaving the area vulnerable to aerial attack.

This is strongly opposed to the Iranian model, which builds in military protection by unblinkingly insisting that their enrichment of weapons-grade material is for peaceful purposes. Which we suppose is one benefit of rolling your own nukes instead of getting them from North Korea. Speaking of North Korea, they're promising to begin downgrading their facilities starting Monday. Rumor has it that Syria is ecstatic, since they seem to have misplaced the last batch of castoffs that NK sent them.

References:
* Report: Syrian politics may have left alleged nuclear site vulnerable [JPost]
* 'N. Korea disablement to begin Monday' [JPost]

Previously:
* WaPo Reveals Exact Nature Of Top Secret Israeli Strike In Syria - It Was On The Turkish Border, It Came From North Korea, And Israel Blew It Up Because It Was Nuclear
* Syria's Been Building Their Nuclear Reactor Since 2003 And The State Department Still Tried To Stop Israel From Taking It Out (Plus: Awesome IDF Bombing Raid Just Got Filled With Even More Awesome)
* Iran, Hamas, And Islamic Jihad Meet In Syria To Plan Mideast Turmoil