Qatar began tabletop activities for the sixth Watan exercise on October 25, with military and civilian bodies participating, according to QNA. Hypothetical scenarios test plans, operating procedures, command arrangements and institutional communication. This stage precedes field exercises and allows responsibilities to be reviewed before practical deployment. Scenario discussion tests coordination and planning; it is not evidence of an actual emergency or a final measurement of field performance. The source describes greater readiness as the exercise’s objective, rather than a published result from a completed assessment.