> I do find it rather unlikely that Soviet armed forces [...] would even let people enter the area "What, that pass, in februari? Not like anybody will be stup

> I do find it rather unlikely that Soviet armed forces [...] would even let people enter the area "What, that pass, in februari? Not like anybody will be stupid enough to be hiking there." or "No, if we tell people not to go, they'll want to know what we're doing over there. Best just keep quiet about it." or a combination of both.