Sunday, September 20, 2009
Post no. 802
Im overwhelmed with work.
If you guys haven't noticed, its been a week since i update an entry. And speaking of which, im sitting in my office now...doing up this entry. Those claims of a long weekend stretching from Friday till Tuesday are nothing more than a myth.. REAL SOLDIERS work 24/7.
I wish i wasnt a real soldier.((*#&
Anyway, im very excited. After 4 days... im have finally finish my introduction for this essay that im writing.
WHy am i writing an essay? Its part of a pre-requisite to join Young PAP. Its about time i do something meaningful with my life... Anyway, i digress...
Here you go.. The topic is
" Is there a Arms Race between Singapore and Malaysia? Discuss. "
Singapore Defense budget has typically been pegged at 5-6% of its GDP2 with up to 5% of this defense budget allocated to R&D purposes3 and experimentation in operation concept and the rest being allocated to operating expenditures and procurement of new military hardwares. Singapore's rapid military development through the economic boom in 1990s has indirectly raised the concern of Singapore's closest neighbours, Malaysia in particular.
In the late 1990s, Malaysia also started to modernize its armed forces in anticipation of any threats from aggressors. This was an opinion shared by Jayasankaran (Call for Arms, Far Eastern Economic Review May 16, 2002). Malaysia started acquiring numerous weaponaries that are multi functional in nature to seek an edge over any security threats that it might faced as a nation. The purchase of the American FA-18, Russian MIG-29 and SU-30 aircraft along with Polish PT-91M tanks, French Scorpene attack submarines and the ASTROS II close range missile launcher all within a span of a few years created an air of uneasiness among the region.
If you guys haven't noticed, its been a week since i update an entry. And speaking of which, im sitting in my office now...doing up this entry. Those claims of a long weekend stretching from Friday till Tuesday are nothing more than a myth.. REAL SOLDIERS work 24/7.
I wish i wasnt a real soldier.((*#&
Anyway, im very excited. After 4 days... im have finally finish my introduction for this essay that im writing.
WHy am i writing an essay? Its part of a pre-requisite to join Young PAP. Its about time i do something meaningful with my life... Anyway, i digress...
Here you go.. The topic is
" Is there a Arms Race between Singapore and Malaysia? Discuss. "
"Singapore’s decision to become an independent state in 1965 forced herself to be self-reliant in many areas. This is especially so in security and defense. It was clear from the onset that Singapore with an area of 693 sqm1 and no real military strategic depth that the defense of Singapore would require more than just brute military offensive to safeguard its sovereignty against any aggressor. The defense doctrines practiced such forward defense, pre-emptive strike and strategic weaponry acquisition had raised much concern among its neighbors in the past.
Singapore Defense budget has typically been pegged at 5-6% of its GDP2 with up to 5% of this defense budget allocated to R&D purposes3 and experimentation in operation concept and the rest being allocated to operating expenditures and procurement of new military hardwares. Singapore's rapid military development through the economic boom in 1990s has indirectly raised the concern of Singapore's closest neighbours, Malaysia in particular.
In the late 1990s, Malaysia also started to modernize its armed forces in anticipation of any threats from aggressors. This was an opinion shared by Jayasankaran (Call for Arms, Far Eastern Economic Review May 16, 2002). Malaysia started acquiring numerous weaponaries that are multi functional in nature to seek an edge over any security threats that it might faced as a nation. The purchase of the American FA-18, Russian MIG-29 and SU-30 aircraft along with Polish PT-91M tanks, French Scorpene attack submarines and the ASTROS II close range missile launcher all within a span of a few years created an air of uneasiness among the region.
Many authors have varying interpretation of the presence of such a concerted arms acquisation programe by both Malaysia and Singapore. While many saw this as part of a devloping nation's attempt to moderize its military powerness, some had thought it to be a destabilising arms race between the two neighbours who had previous issues with water, military training airspace, sovereignty of hosburg lighthouse and more recently the tussle of the chilli crab as a national dish.
This essay will attempt to defend against the notion that there is indeed a arms race and that the increase in defense budget and acquisation of military hardwares between the two countries are nothing more than attempts to keep up with the Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA). The essay will define and illustrate the characteristics of a arms race. It will also examine the regional strategic environment to establish the linkages between envionment and the military acquisation trend. Based on the established deination, the essay will prove that there is no arms race between Malaysia and Singapore."
Im about to get off work and im determined to pen down my 1st pointer this evening..
Regards
REAL SOLDIER aint pen pushers too...
# posted by 好人 @ 6:10 PM 
