Small country "total defence": a case study of Singapore / Ron Matthews, Nellie Zhang Yan

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2007Subject(s): In: Defence Studies Vol 7 No 3, September 2007, pp.376-395 (105)Summary: Despite its tiny size (699 Sq Km) Singapore has evolved a set of defence principles that make it a "poisoned shrimp" i.e., indigestible without suffering severe consequences. This paper sets out the components of total defence and explains how Singapore has been so successful in achieving its defence aims.
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Despite its tiny size (699 Sq Km) Singapore has evolved a set of defence principles that make it a "poisoned shrimp" i.e., indigestible without suffering severe consequences. This paper sets out the components of total defence and explains how Singapore has been so successful in achieving its defence aims.

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