Ankit Panda
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Right.
We're not just allied with these countries because we like them.
We have some real national interest goals here, one of them being nonproliferation.
And so many of these countries now have national debates.
They have political leaders, politicians calling to build the bomb because the United States is no longer seen as reliable.
And so the best case scenario is that we are able to get back to a world where the longstanding compact we have had with our allies is somehow maintained.
My level of optimism on that, you know, goes up and down depending on the day these days.
But the best case scenario is certainly one where we don't get proliferating allies in the future.
Of course, my pleasure.
Thank you for having me.