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Responses to Challenges
Building a Defence Force
National Service
Originally
unpopular
and resisted
Delayed entry into workforce
loses income for poor families
Life in military was
unfamiliar for many
Physically tough, high discipline, away from families
Conspirare for 2 years
before liable for
reservice
Reservice:
Occasional military training
and take up arms in times of emergency.
Known as the
Singapore Armed Forces
Supplemented by the
People's Defence Force (PDF)
Formed entirely by
part-time volunteers.
Creates
common experience
Home-Grown Defence
Soldiers
require much equipment
Relying on foreign countries was a
weakness
Established
Charted Industries of Singapore (CIS)
Produced
ammunition and weapons
for SAF
Insufficient equipment
from British
Trained
defence engineers and scientists
Designed and created
new technology for Singapore's defence
Cooperation with Other Countries
Five Power Defence Arrangements (FPDA)
Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Britian
Shared history
as former British Empire and Commonwealth members
Enhance defence cooperation and regular combined military exercises
Consult one another when armed attack on Singapore or Malaysia
Strengthening Relations
Diplomatic Relations
Ensure other countries
recognise Singapore's independence
May
claim Singapore has no right to exist
May
threaten, coerce, or invade
Bilateral Relationships
Bilateral: Relationship between
2 individual countries
Built
good relations with the US
Economically and militarily important
Interested in Asia
Started
engaging with China
Improve relations with Indonesia
Scattered flowers
on graves of Indonesian terrorists/soldiers
Joining Organisations
Recognised as
independent country
Participate actively in
international and regional matters.
Joined
United Nations (UN)
International organisation that tries to maintain peace
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Prevent
spread of communism
Promote economic growth, social progress and cultural development
Maintain peace and stability