Why Don’t Western Countries Shoot Down Drones Over Sensitive Sites?

Across the world, enemy drones are increasingly encroaching on sensitive military and civilian sites with impunity. It's time to do something.

A Fort Bliss Law Enforcement Activity Military Police Company Soldier engages a simulated enemy drone with a handheld counter-unmanned aircraft system system during an integrated protection exercise at Fort Bliss, Texas, Aug. 20, 2025. Public domain

If you’re like me, you’ve read or watched a news story about an unidentified drone incursion into a sensit…