not online. >> hopefully it's going to work okay. because of course it's in the very sensitive area of the world, and actually very populated part of the world. and sometimes nuclear -- [ inaudible ] would not be good. >> finally after a fuel-swap plan with the west failed iran is threatening to make the fuel it needs for the tehran research reactors, which right in the country's densely populated capital is already passed the safe life span. >> they're acting as if they can make it and put in a reactor like it's a car part or something. if you make a new fuel, even if you know how to do it, you are going to test the reactor. >> what troubles many observers is the fact that because iran made the nuclear program a point of pride, political concerns could outweigh safety. with an economy faltering under sanctions, iran's need to impress the population with