{
  "id": 16695765,
  "title": "Defense: Conditionally defensible – medium-sized businesses are not adequately prepared for an emergency.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/verteidigung-bedingt-abwehrfahig-mittelstand-ist-auf-ernstfall-nicht",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-27T02:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/verteidigung-bedingt-abwehrfaehig-mittelstand-ist-auf-ernstfall-nicht-ausreichend-vorbereitet/100262570.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "A recent survey by MHP and the Zentrum Nachhaltige Transformation der Berliner Quadriga Hochschule found that only 3.1% of medium-sized German companies are fully prepared to contribute in the event of a defense or crisis situation. While 86% of companies are willing to provide resources for national defense, there is a significant gap between this willingness and their actual capabilities. The survey of 1000 executives from companies with annual revenues of €50 million to €5 billion found that many companies lack preparedness in areas such as IT resilience, emergency planning, and supply chain transparency. Bundesverteidigungsminister Boris Pistorius has emphasized the importance of a strong civilian base to support military strength.",
  "summary": "Medium-sized companies are willing to take responsibility in the event of a crisis or defense situation, a survey shows. But do they have too little confidence in themselves?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}