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I've been wanting to visit Baikonur for years, that and the nuclear testing facility at Semipalatinsk. I suspect the Baikonur portion of the trip will have to w
by arcticbull 4y ago
I've been wanting to visit Baikonur for years, that and the nuclear testing facility at Semipalatinsk. I suspect the Baikonur portion of the trip will have to wait. [1, 2]
The land at Baikonur itself is leased to the Russians who have to okay tourist visits and at this point I suspect that's not easy especially given at least the title of the article above (which for me is not loading).
[1] https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/oct/22/across-kazakhstan-by-rail-a-photo-essay https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2021/oct/22/across-kazakh...
[2] https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/28/nuclear-bombs-weapons-soviet-union-russia-kazakhstan-polygon-semipalatinsk/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/28/nuclear-bombs-weapons-s...