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Gent Welsh, Washington\u2019s adjutant general and homeland security adviser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The summit\u2019s key event was a tabletop exercise that simulated an array of drone attacks: one against Lumen Field during a World Cup match and two more against critical infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The simulations explored possible drone launch sites and tactics attackers could use, and tested interagency cooperation in response to evolving threats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you think about where the world was on Sept. 10, we are at a very similar place,\u201d Welsh said in <a href=\"https:\/\/mil.wa.gov\/news\/preparing-for-world-cup-2026-washington-military-department-hosts-counter-uas-summit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/mil.wa.gov\/news\/preparing-for-world-cup-2026-washington-military-department-hosts-counter-uas-summit\">a release<\/a>, adding that the troubling findings of the 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