What do you think about the fortress Singapore article in ST

kurios55 SG

Does anyone have any comments about the article in ST about Singapore being a 'fortress'?

Singapore is often mentioned in the same breath as 'pre-emptive strategy', 'fortress mentality'.. Do you agree?

Do you think that we spend less on our defence?

Comments from non-Singaporeans are welcome, since it will be interesting to hear what you guys have to say from your perspective.
Mr. Green

ferret69 SG

For defence expenditure, it's usual that defence observers take note of the percentage of the annual budget which is allocated to Defence or the percentage of GDP/GNP taken up by Defence. Check your nearest government website for the Annual Budget Reports. This should be in the public domain. You can check out other countries' defence budgets to compare.

You can check out the CIA's World Fact book for Singapore's (and other countries) defence expenditure here

http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sn.html

(caveat : info here is slightly out of date, but it will give you an idea)

branzzz SG

ich day’s st can this article be found in?

eurofighter SG

The article was posted a few days back a couple of threads below.