Newsnight S45 E49 - Is More Defence Spending a Luxury?

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Newsnight S45 E49 - Is More Defence Spending a Luxury?
Feb 06, 2026 50 min News Movies
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In a dangerous decade for the world, must we now spend more on defence? Or should we just spend better?

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