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Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths

Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths

Update: 2025-03-053
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Has the US really sent Ukraine $350 billion for its war effort? Is a $500billion cut of Ukraine’s rare earth minerals a good deal? How will the UK fund the governments ambitions to raise defence spending to 3%? But most important of all - how many muscles are in an elephant’s trunk?

Presenter: Tim Harford
Series Producer: Charlotte McDonald
Reporter: Lizzy McNeill
Producers: Nathan Gower and Josh McMinn
Sound Mix: James Beard
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Co-Ordinator: Brenda Brown

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Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths

Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths

BBC Radio 4