EPISODE · Mar 30, 2018 · 33 MIN
S2: Need To Know Salisbuy Poisoning, British & Russian Submarines With Iain Ballantyne
from Secrets and Spies Podcast: Espionage | Global Issues | Current Affairs · host Secrets & Spies
NEED TO KNOW: SALISBURY POISONING WITH IAIN BALLANTYNEOn Sunday 4th March, 2018, a former Russian Intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found on a bench in a catatonic state in the town of Salisbury. It has subsequently been found that the pair were poisoned.On this episode of "Need to Know" we are joined by Author Iain Ballantyne. We discuss how our submarine forces used to be a deterrent to hostile Russian military activity and how defence cuts have made us weaker in the eyes of the Kremlin. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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NEED TO KNOW: SALISBURY POISONING WITH IAIN BALLANTYNEOn Sunday 4th March, 2018, a former Russian Intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found on a bench in a catatonic state in the town of Salisbury. It has subsequently been found that the pair were poisoned.On this episode of "Need to Know" we are joined by Author Iain Ballantyne. We discuss how our submarine forces used to be a deterrent to hostile Russian military activity and how defence cuts have made us weaker in the eyes of the Kremlin.
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