I am newbie, but if I am a president of one country, let's say :
Indonesia. And I want to invade SG (let's hope not)... you know ...
what is the weakness of SG ? It is only one island. SG can defend
their island from air, but :
1. From ground, imagine if 5% of indonesian people or 1% of
Mainland (China) cross the ocean and surround you at once. Even
though SG will win at early time, but eventually it will loose. Btw
5% of Indonesian people is about 10,000,000, and 1% of mainland
(China) is about 10,000,000 (if we assume China has 1,000,000,000
but I think, now is bigger)
Maybe not crossing the ocean, but using paratroopers also may
endangered SG.
Singapore's troop number is very limited, Singapore will depend on
other country like Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunai, etc.
2. All vital/military/public facility in SG is grouped in one
island, that is the worst condition. Not like Malaysia or Indonesia
which has so many powerplant, Airport, etc. So wisely, SG should
protect the Power Plan for all cost, because, without it, doom day
...
3. In nuclear war, an atom bomb (which destroy
Hiroshima/Nagasaki-Japan) will sink one Singapore. Now nuclear
technology is 10x more advance than year '42. And, nuclear bomb is
designed not to explode when touching the ground, but to explode
+/- 1-2km over the ground, why ? The power lies in the radiation
not in "power of explosion". Japan testimony that the bomb which
ruin Hiroshima/Nagasaki just like a "SUN" which suddenly appear so
near and so hot. Everything was burn to ashes in 0.1 - 5 sec, as
fast as the speed of sound.
So even though, ANTI AIR Missle can shoot the bomb, will it prevent
to explode ?
ASIAN : China, Korea, and India have those Nuclear heads.
4. Bomb always create earthquake. Earthquake will quake more
heavily on small island than in big island. More thin guitar
string, the sound it produce will be "higher" (in frequency), it
shakes more. Although, maybe, Singapore's HDB is earthquake proof,
but what human can do against nature disaster.
If SG want to survive at war, SG should see how Israel survive.
Israel is *always* supported by US, simply because US's major
religion is Christian and they beleive if they war against Israel,
God will curse them.
US also *always* support British since they know their origin is
from that country.
Let's hope British support SG, then US will support SG as well,
then US's Cruiser will be major key.
No offence 