and some of those time lines could be as short as a few months to go from the loewen riched uranium to highly enriched. >> rose: so where are they now? >> so in any event what this-- well, they made strides as they built their capacity and acquired material that they could have done this in a couple of months. >> rose: could have done what in a couple of months? >> go from the low-- one component of a system. and what this agreement does then is extend that time line through inspections through removement of material, through reductions of capacity. and one of our great diplomats who retired a year ago, ambassador bill burns. >> rose: here at the table. >> really has outlined this of why you know this may not be the perfect deal but it does extend that time line which is something we care about, and impose-- . >> rose: so you agree with the conclusions. >> yes i agree with bill's conclusions. and now that doesn't mean that you know, as you said, there's also big benefits in having an intrusive inspection regime to prevent-- to insurance that they're complying with it. that's always bee