..... Are you serious about your "no way" answer Chief? ......
Granting of security clearance involves a lot of hocus pocus. The answer to your question can be found with the grantor of the clearance. The process involves you filling out a security “questionaire”. For some levels of clearance, that form is reviewed by the investigative folks and if all appears well, a recommendation is sent to the “grantor”. Other levels require a complete background with interviews of, primarily, the folks you list on your form, which include all immediate family members, or even an extended background involving folks that know the folks you list.. Let us say for the sake of argument one of those members is in Iran. While there is nothing wrong with that per se, the investigative folks cannot travel to Iran to do their “investigation”. This and others information is sent back to the Grantor who in the final analysis, makes the decision. In addition if one would have 15 immediate family members, all in Russia, the cost factor for the interviews may result in a negative recommendation.
Some items acquired along the way:
Admiral Cook, when an Ensign, was on Bataan just before it fell to the Japanese. He left on a PT boat for Australia. Had friends on the Bataan Death March. 35 years later, as an Admiral, and a grantor of clearances would not allow any security clearances to anyone married to a Japanese National, regardless. As I said, hocus pocus, not subject to any “oversight”.
I have seen security clearances at the TS/SCI/TK level granted without any investigation. Granted on the spot. (Presidential panel, CEOs of large corporations, limited access)
Couple years ago GF was from behind the Iron Curtain, actually worked for the GRU, not by choice. Some 15 years after that with the US Government she had security clearances that were higher than mine. She also had a Freedom Medal from her country of origin for work to bring down the Iron Curtain.
At the end of the day, the grantor makes the decision to grant or not to grant, based on guidance/policy, the results of the investigation and the most important factor, HOW BADLY THE GRANTOR NEEDS YOU. Sort of “needs of the Navy”.
In my view, given lack of any substantive information, I would guess a Secret clearance would not be a problem, TS leve just may be a problem. Highest levels, probably not.
Just trying to be of some help, tough decision.