A Deadly Pandemic Looms & Russia Using Chemical Weapons and Spin

A Deadly Pandemic Looms & Russia Using Chemical Weapons and Spin

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This week: - With the world's countries poised to defend themselves against a threatening pandemic, what can be done to control the coronavirus, and what is China's role in controlling the situation. - In a bizarre turn, the Saudi Arabian crown prince is accused of being behind the recent hack of billionaire Jeff Bezo's iPhone. - And spies and spin, how a failed attempt to kill two former Russian spies let to the death of an innocent women and a campaign of misinformation. Join LBC's Tom Swarbrick for this episode of Rule Britannia, an in depth exploration of week's events and the news that didn't make the headlines. Tom interviews Elisabeth Braw, Senior Research Fellow of the Modern Deterrence Project at the Royal United Services Institute to find out, among other things, what can be done about the recent coronavirus pandemic, and the role China and the world play in controlling the disease. And in an exclusive interview with Tom McTague, Staff Writer for The Atlantic, Tom discovers what happened in Salisbury in March 2018, how connects to a massive Russian campaign of disinformation and just how deep the rabbit hole goes. Rule Britannia discovers Britains place in a fast changing world. Listen and subscribe now on Global Player or wherever you get your podcasts. https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/presenters/tom-swarbrick/ Twitter @TomSwarbrick1
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