Woodruff: Doesn’t Iran Deal Just Delay Iran Getting Bomb by ‘a Matter of Months?’

‘I don’t agree with that assessment’

WOODRUFF: "Well, before we talk about the details, I want to ask you something. I think I just ought to clarify, for the American people, what this is. Is it correct to say that this is really about, not about denying Iran a nuclear weapon, but delaying the day when they can have one? And delaying it really by only a matter of months?"
KERRY: "Absolutely not. Not in the least. No, it is not just about that. It’s about denying them a nuclear weapon. And the reason I can say that with confidence is that we will have a sufficient level of transparency of inspection, so accountability of tracing of uranium and following the production of their centrifuges, of knowing what is happening in their program, that if they began to increase their enrichment in order to be able to move to create a nuclear weapon, we would know immediately and be able to take actions. So I don’t agree with that assessment. This is a guarantee that for the next 15 to 20 years they won’t possibly be able to advance that program and then, when they become a more legitimate member of the non-proliferation community and subject to lifetime inspections and investigation, we will have accountability."

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