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...American cash in his suitcase, he thought his job would be simple. Okhotin brought with him a customs declaration and a letter explaining the money’s purpose: he had come to Russia in order to distribute the donations his father’s San Diego-based Russian Evangelistic Ministries had raised for hard-up Christians in the former Soviet Union...
...plot twists have been all too real for the Russian-born American citizen who took a term off from Harvard Divinity School (HDS) and was soon holding himself to a 27-day hunger strike while waiting for formal charges to descend...
...Okhotin says he suspects that his treatment was based on more than simple greed on the part of the Russian officials...
...aluminum tubes?key components for the centrifuges used to enrich uranium to bomb-grade quality. Chinese companies have sold specialty steel to North Korea for use in its missile program, as well as gyroscopes and accelerometers (used to measure vibration and g-force) that are potential missile parts. And Russian companies are suspected of selling high-strength maraging steel?used in missiles and centrifuge systems?to Pyongyang...
...Despite most travelers' visions of frostbite and blizzards, a trip to Antarctica in the modern age is perfectly tolerable. Most of the Russian vessels that dominate Antarctic travel were originally built for scientific purposes, but they can surprise with amenities such as saunas, bars and libraries. Days on board are broken up with excursions on shore and lectures on topics such as Antarctica's environment...