South East Asia Arm Race

last SG · 2009-02-05T19:12:56+00:00

I am all for the modernisation of our Armed Forces – by that I am not shy to say i want Singapore to have the best armed forces in the region with the most s...

sgstars SG

Most men are still primal admit it or not. People in power is no exclusion or even perhaps it applies even more to people in power.

To make sober these primal minds we need weapons.

Even diplomacy can only work when you have deterrent power(read pressure).

Nations cannot hope to reach a peaceful solution only with exchanges of nicesities.

And kindness will get you nowhere. Only power speaks with primal minds.

absolute power corrupts absolutely.

do think about that. power is important. but simulteneously, power is not everything. power alone dosent guaruntee survival, security and stability.

Arapahoe SG

Did we just walk into a new begining of potential Nuke capabilities from Iran......?

BEIRUT, Lebanon - Iran announced its first successful satellite launch yesterday, a step into the space age as well as a showy demonstration of firepower amid continued concerns about the Islamic republic's nuclear program and regional ambitions.

"The technology that is used to get this satellite into orbit . . . is one that could also be used to propel long range ballistic missiles," Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell said in Washington.

US State Department spokesman Robert Wood called the launch "a matter of great concern" and said any attempt by Iran to improve its military capacity violates United Nations Security Council resolutions forbidding Iran to develop its missile technology.

The launch doesn't alter the region's strategic calculus. Iran has long had missiles that could reach 800 or so miles away to its regional rival, Israel. One analyst estimated that Iran could now theoretically deliver a payload of up to 1,500 pounds about 1,500 miles away, allowing it a greater range, but one that does not yet reach North America nor much of Europe

CM06 SG

There's no arm's race.

We buy stealth frigates to shoo away fisherman from PB. (Same size on radar mah)

We buy F-15 to hang out with the USAF.

We buy Apache to escort State Flag during NDP.

We buy Leopard2 to entice young boys to sign on to Armour.

We buy Himars to give the Arty boys a hard on.

We buy submarine to track pirate boats.

No arms race lar. It's just lots of money to wayang.

ahtansh SG

MP for West Coast GRC, Ho Geok Choo, said: "Doubling GST credits is too timid. Maybe we should look at quadrupling the GST credits or slashing the GST by half to 3.5 per cent.

"In times like these, do we need to spend so much on traditional defence? FY2009 defence spending is projected to be S$11.4 billion or 26 per cent of the Budget. It is better to employ some of that money to build up economic defence."

Finally someone raised a good question on the budget!

sgdiehard SG

MP for West Coast GRC, Ho Geok Choo, said: "Doubling GST credits is too timid. Maybe we should look at quadrupling the GST credits or slashing the GST by half to 3.5 per cent.

Finally someone raised a good question on the budget!

building economic defence? haha, a little too late, we are under attack!

tripwire SG

MP for West Coast GRC, Ho Geok Choo, said: "Doubling GST credits is too timid. Maybe we should look at quadrupling the GST credits or slashing the GST by half to 3.5 per cent.

Finally someone raised a good question on the budget!

wait for defence minister's reply...

Arapahoe SG

building economic defence? haha, a little too late, we are under attack!

i thought SG put themselve deep into PRC and India the 6 hours thinking. We should be in Warsaw Poland right now. looks like They are the new IT economy.....

ferryman2393 SG

race where and against whom?

this is a tired topic which is getting stale by the minute. like aunty getting jealous of the next door madam getting a new curtain each CNY or a new sofa. and the madam returning the favor by buying bigger sofa or more expensive curtain. its a vicious cycle for insecure janes to keep up with the jones.

whilst all the time the jones are only keeping up with technological advancement.

Man!x SG

more for deterence rather than future armed aggression. What we lack in numbers, we must compensate with technological superiority.

Sepecat SG

There seems to be too much faith in & dependance on technology as a deterence. More critical to deterence is the external perception of our fighting ability which is more intangible.

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