What are the consequences of an escalating global arms race? | Weapons

Annual army spending is rising globally at its steepest stage for the reason that Chilly Warfare.

And after a break of greater than 30 years, the US says it would restart testing nuclear weapons.

So if the worldwide arms race is again on, who’s successful, how is conflict altering, and what’s the true value of escalation?

Presenter: Neave Barker

Visitors:

Michael Boyle – Professor of political science at Rutgers College–Camden

Elijah Magnier – Senior political threat analyst and a regional army skilled

Fabrice Pothier – Former head of coverage planning at NATO and a senior defence and technique analyst