Defence Spending, Rare Earths and Trunk Truths
Digging into the numbers behind Ukraine鈥檚 rare earth worth and the UK鈥檚 defence spending ambitions.
Has the US really sent Ukraine $350 billion for its war effort? Is a $500billion cut of Ukraine鈥檚 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鈥檚 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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