Silver Bullets

last SG · 2004-05-02T16:14:44+00:00

Maybe its underground with the silos opening up at Code Red

Langley SG

Sadly, ASEAN is not going to turn into another EU. Economy wise, we are more competitive than complementary (Malaysia's Proton vs. Nissan in Thailand etc.) and intra-ASEAN trade is low coz every ASEAN state trades more with G7 countries than among themselves. That's why the ASEAN Free Trade Agreement is grounding to a halt. Security wise, because all ASEAN countries view each other as potential advesaries as well as partners (esp. among Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia) there has been no defence pact like NATO and no plans for it in the coming future. 911 resulted in limited security cooperation only after the Bali bombing and only in counter-terrorism. ASEAN's purpose is not regional integration like EU but more of managing regional conflicts so that they dun get out of hand. The limits of ASEAN can be seen in the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis where not only ASEAN economies but also their relations with each other got into a really bad state. So a strong SAF is going to be necessary for a very long time to come.

cutebug SG

SS21 is a submarine luanch ICBM. The range of 120km is in correct and is far too chort distance. Anyone has anyinformation about SS21 ?

cutebug SG

SS21 is a submarine luanch ICBM. The range of 120km is incorrect and is far too chort distance. Anyone has anyinformation about SS21 ?

Moonstriker SG

funny thing is... everyone's talking abt Malaysia VS Singapore.... How about a different scenario? Like erm... Australia vs singapore etc ?
Our friends up north will not try to bombard us cuz of civilian saturation in the country.
If they do, Mr.Sam will ask M'sia PM for a cup of coffee whilst sending extra carrier forces to the region for 'security purposes'
How about international companies who have branches in both Singapore and Malaysia? If conflict comes, both are fighting a lose-lose battle (Econimically).

cutebug SG

Australia Vs Singapore cannot be compare because both country has no ablity to conquer each other.
Both strengh are about the same. Plus and minus here and there or both side.

Sg got a bigger army strengh 350 000 vs 50 000.
Airforce around the same intems of technology and number.
Naval, Australia got an uper hand.

Inconclusion, Saf main weakness is unable to sustain a long term conflicts while ADF land mass are way too big for defence.

Langley SG

We are allies with Australia. Both Australia and Singapore are long-time darlings of the US and sent troops to Iraq. Furthermore, Australia’s only threat perception comes from Indonesia, which is near and aggressive enough to threaten it.

CX SG

big MAD type nukes are useless in today's context... even the USA is developing a new class of "sub-yield" warheads that can neutralise hard-targets like bunkers.

there are also new bomb designs that minimises fallout. the radiation will dissipate within a relatively short time, compared to the tens of thousands of years for old-type warheads.

we don't need to get one of those 100kton warheads to have a deterrent.

if even al qaeda was rumoured to have acquired "briefcase nukes", then hypothetically, a nuke that sized, placed either on an f16 or a missile dropped on putrajaya would very well prove the point already.

and under the UN charter, a country CAN legally drop a nuke on a bellgerent aggressor if it believes that its existence is in peril. that is what keeps israel's deterrent alive.

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