[FPSPACE] What is going on?

[Charles Vick]

http://en.rian.ru/world/20081226/119181713.html

Kazakh Government Bans Foreigners From Baikonur.
RIA Novosti (12/26) reported, "The Kazakh government issued a decree on
Friday banning foreigners from visiting four areas of the country, including
the city of Baikonur, which services the eponymous space center." According
to a statement, entry "is permitted only upon authorization from the Foreign
Ministry and the Interior Ministry of the republic of Kazakhstan, following
consultations with Kazakhstan's national security committee." The areas are
closed until 2015.