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Mikhail needs someone he can trust to help him address it. Do you agree to your new partner?"

Grishkov held out his hand to Mikhail, who immediately shook it. "Of course I do. Where are we going this time?"

Smyslov pulled two fat manila envelopes from his desk and laid one in front of each of them. "Mikhail obtained most of the information in these files, but there have been a few additions made since he came back a few days ago. I'm sorry, Mikhail, that you have to go back to Pakistan again so soon, but I'm afraid your last report has now been confirmed."

Grishkov shrugged and said, "Well, at least it can't be as bad as three nuclear weapons."

Mikhail smiled ruefully and said, "Three? I wish it were only three."