Britain needs its own Iron Dome to defend against drones and missiles, warns PETER HITCHENS

By PETER HITCHENS, COLUMNIST AND COMMENTATOR Published: 09:55, 11 June 2026 | Updated: 09:58, 11 June 2026 I take the defence of this country very seriously. I grew up in a naval family. My grandfather was in World War I. There's an awful lot of rubbish being talked about national defence at the moment. What should we be worried about? Look at what's happened in Ukraine and what's happening in the Middle East. We should be worried about drones and how to defend ourselves against them. Click to watch the video above.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.