Including the Shadow Fleet?

Definitely.

In wartime, hospitals may have to reserve capacity for wounded soldiers.

Hospitals need to start switching into emergency operations now.

Some patients needing ordinary treatments may have to wait a while.

That would have very real consequences for the broader public.

Hospitals would have to keep beds and staff in reserve, meaning ordinary procedures like hip replacements would suddenly have to be postponed.

The president of the Federal Office for Civil Protection is in favor.

I strongly support the defense minister's proposal to declare a state of tension.

Host nation support means that hundreds of thousands of Allied troops may have to move through Germany.

That requires extensive civilian support, transport capacity, logistics, and many other services.

We may even need to start preparing hospitals now.

All of that takes time.

A sigh of relief goes through the Blue Team.

We can now begin stockpiling fuel, gas, and other essential supplies without any delay.

But in a fast-moving crisis like this, the system can also slow decision-making.

From our perspective, it's essential that government functions remain operational at all levels of the state during this crisis.

In the war game, he is stepping back into his former role.

We have instruments available and I'd advise using them.

For example, the civil emergency planning system