Annual military spending is rising globally at its steepest level since the Cold War. And after a break of more than 30 years, the US says it might restart testing nuclear weapons. So if the global arms race is back on - who's winning and what's the true cost of escalation?

In this episode: 
Michael Boyle - Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University–Camden, and author of The Drone Age.
Elijah Magnier - senior political risk analyst, and an regional military expert
Fabrice Pothier - former Head of Policy Planning at NATO, as well as a senior defence and strategy analyst.

Host: Neave Barker

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Annual military spending is rising globally at its steepest level since the Cold War. And after a break of more than 30 years, the US says it might restart testing nuclear weapons. So if the global arms race is back on - who's winning and what's the true cost of escalation?
In this episode:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Michael Boyle - Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University&ndash;Camden, and author of The Drone Age.</li>
<li>Elijah Magnier - senior political risk analyst, and an regional military expert</li>
<li>Fabrice Pothier - former Head of Policy Planning at NATO, as well as a senior defence and strategy analyst.</li>
</ul>
Host:&nbsp;Neave Barker
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