The 2006 trip was postponed for 3 years. AMAZING.
Yikes! Looks like another complex mishmash that requires a Sherlock Holmes with lots of time to unravel.
***The 2006 trip was postponed for 3 years***
That certainly does raise an eyebrow. The diplomatic cable says the delay was partly due to a bureaucratic wrangle on the part of the Russians as to who would receive the HE uranium sample... that does have a bit of a fish smell. :^/