Col. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE

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TRIGGERnometry · Britain Isn't Ready For A Real War - Col. Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE · 5 Aug 2026 podcast

Now, one of the great industries in Britain is its defence industry.

And if we spend our money there, that will generate growth.

We just look at the Germans and...

The new British tank is being built by a German company.

I mean, that must be bonkers.

But having said that, some of the British companies have the potential to do stuff all over Europe.

Now, I know there are a few issues with the EU and Brexit and all the rest of it.

But the fact we're making submarines for the Americans and the Australians, I mean, there is a real opportunity there.

Now, one is hoping that with Andy Burnham coming in as Prime Minister, we don't swing too far to the left, who traditionally have not seen the defence industry as an area they want to go to growth.

But at the moment, it is a bit of a golden goose for Britain.

And

you know, if we spend our money on defence, it should increase the money within the government.

And if we make sure that we sell our capabilities appropriately again.

So, yeah, I think whatever else, we have got to fund defence first, whatever that means to other projects, or even if that means increasing tax.

Well, I think we all talk about drones.

I had an experience with drones myself.

I was, for two years between 2015 and 2017, I was the Peshmerga's chemical weapons advisor, the Peshmerga or the Iraqi military who were fighting ISIS.

And I remember we were near Mosul one day in, I think it was April 2016, and this ISIS drone flew over.

And you could see it with a hand grenade on, and they were trying to drop it on us.

We fired thousands of rounds of ammunition at it.

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