Protesters Heckle Pete Hegseth

At least six protesters repeatedly interrupted Defense Secretary Pete HegsethPete HegsethUnited States Secretary of Defense during a panel on autonomous warfare at the Association of the U.S. ArmyAssociation of the United States Armyorganization’s annual conference in Washington. The panel focused on Project Agincourt, a PentagonDepartment of Defenseexecutive department of the United States federal government effort to speed development and buying of autonomous weapons and other systems. The protesters said they opposed the Iran war and U.S. military support for Israel, shouting that civilians and children were being killed in Gaza. Hegseth first joked about the interruptions, then called the remarks slogans and said Iran would never have a nuclear weapon. Security removed protesters one by one, while some audience members chanted “USA.”