is, they understand where the europeans are and so i suspect that they will suddenly announce a nuclear weapons program. they want to keep the europeans on board and best indications are the they did kind of tell the europe means don't think can you start negotiating our missile program because that's in our defense. but i wouldn't be surprised if some developments didn't happen on that side, some no testing agreement of some kind. a lot of people support this nuclear program, not just the hard-liners. but i think they're going to try to keep the europeans onboard and, frankly, make the u.s. look pretty bad in the whole process. >> let me get your perspective, sir, on another, on an american ally who just arrived in washington, d.c., to day ahead of his meetings. one of the final diplomats will