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Empowering Existing Offices To Protect Against Drone Threats
As the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaches, the US faces an unprecedented threat from small unmanned aerial systems, which could be used by state actors, terrorist networks, or radicalized individuals to attack packed stadiums across sixteen host cities. To counter this threat, the US needs to empower existing offices to create an integrated air defense information sharing system, which could provide a foundation for broader homeland air defense integration and the concept of a Golden Dome. According to Breaking Defense, the US has the resources and technology to achieve this, but it requires immediate action to establish a coordinated response system and integrate existing counter-UAS capabilities.