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The questions that I've been asked today about the work that we have done with countries who may have historically not been in our sphere, but we would like to have them in our sphere. Been asked a number of times about Saudi Arabian, why would you do business with Saudi Arabia? And I think you might be absolute great point that if is not the United States that is trying to create several [ UNKNOWN ] programs In countries, particularly in the Middle East and in Africa, that the potential for nonproliferation, it could be expanded by x factor if it's not the United States. From time to time, these are countries that That do some things that we really are offended by, right? But the potential of proliferation of nuclear materials. If the United States is not involved will be substantially move forward. And I think it's our moral responsibility as a country to be engage with this every place we can. 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