Thomas M. Countryman: “I emphasized again the necessity to stand strong on preventing the shipment of technology in ballistic missiles to Iran.”

This would become an issue of extraordinary concern and division between ourselves and our P5+1 colleagues.

I do not believe that it is in the United States' interest to pursue an autarchic policy of avoiding scientific and technical cooperation in the civilian nuclear field.

This Agreement is an example of the strength of our bilateral relationship.

The problem with having a gold standard is it needs to have two things. It needs to be replicable, and it actually needs to be the best.