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Can More Military Spending Revive an Economy? This British Town Hopes So.

Can More Military Spending Revive an Economy? This British Town Hopes So.

Britain is spending billions of pounds more on defense, but wants the money to go beyond nuclear submarines to improve local jobs and prosperity. Barrow-in-Furness may be the model.

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