The presentation provides an overview of the current debate on German and European defense capabilities and systematically reveals what lies behind technical, legal, and social lines of discourse. Based on current data and statements, the first step is to outline key findings on the state of defense capabilities. The second step is to derive concrete consequences and options for action for the police, military, and other security authorities. Finally, participants will receive a compact filter and analysis grid that they can use in the future to separate relevant from irrelevant contributions to the defense capability debate and apply them to their own practice. This transforms the chaotic cacophony of the major policy debate into a manageable set of tools for individual strategic and oper ...