[preface that this response is obviously operating on very limited context]
"Wanting to tick some meeting boxes" feels a bit ungenerous. Ideally, a production outage shouldn't be a single mistake away, and it seems reasonable to suggest adding additional safeguards to prevent that from happening again[1]. Generally, I don't think you need to wait until after multiple incidents to identify and address potential classes of problems.
While it is good and admirable to stand up for your team, I think that creating a safety net that allows your team to make mistakes is just as important.