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List view record 131: Should the SAF Maintain its Existing Focus on Full-Spectrum Dominance or, Should the Organisation Return to its Core Deterrence and War-Fighting Mission?List view anchor tag for record 131: Should the SAF Maintain its Existing Focus on Full-Spectrum Dominance or, Should the Organisation Return to its Core Deterrence and War-Fighting Mission?
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Should the SAF Maintain its Existing Focus on Full-Spectrum Dominance or, Should the Organisation Return to its Core Deterrence and War-Fighting Mission?

MAJ Benson, ChianIn: Pointer Vol. 41, No. 2
Singapore’s geographical and population limitations have seen the Singapore Armed Forces develop its military into an all-encompassing, multi-faceted defence force capable of fulfilling Singapore’s defence policy of diplomacy and deterrence. While this policy has indeed presided over a successful...
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The Strategic Merits of Airpower

LTC Tan, Kian SengIn: Pointer Vol. 41, No. 2
Until the introduction of the air dimension in the early 1900s, wars have primarily been fought either on land or sea. Air battle has since offered a third dimension in warfighting, without the need to deploy huge force, unlike the typical conventional land or sea battles. It is unique in its abi...
List view record 133: A Study of Sun Tzu's Art of War and Clausewitz's on WarList view anchor tag for record 133: A Study of Sun Tzu's Art of War and Clausewitz's on War
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A Study of Sun Tzu's Art of War and Clausewitz's on War

LTC Ong, Cher HoweIn: Pointer Vol. 41, No. 2
Sun Tzu and Clausewitz are both known to be most recognised and proficient writers on the subject of war and strategies. Although they wrote in different times and were from different backgrounds, their philosophies on war and strategy are still proven to be extremely helpful and effective in cur...
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Transparency: The Stand Between Clear And Opaque

MAJ Goh Kiam SengIn: Pointer Vol. 41 No. 4
Living in an age where technology offers unprecedented access to real-time information within the tips of our fingers, the days of secrecy will soon be gone. The increasing transparency and rapidly emerging communications technology have made information superiority now a perishable commodity. Tr...
List view record 135: The Use of Counter Improvised Explosive Device Information To Achieve Battlefield Effects For Targeting And Information OperationsList view anchor tag for record 135: The Use of Counter Improvised Explosive Device Information To Achieve Battlefield Effects For Targeting And Information Operations
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The Use of Counter Improvised Explosive Device Information To Achieve Battlefield Effects For Targeting And Information Operations

LTC Adrian, LeeIn: Pointer Vol. 41 No, 4
Counter-Improvised Explosive Device (C-IED) is usually part of a broader counter-terrorism, counter-insurgency or law enforcement effort. According to the author, counter-insurgency is designed to combine both lethal and non-lethal actions to crumble insurgent networks. He explains the purpose of...
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The Use Of Pre-Emptive Force By Small States

COL Gaurav, KeerthiIn: Pointer Vol. 41, No. 2
The use of anticipatory military actions or pre-emptive forces by states in the name of self-defence has long been a controversial decision that has elicited further analysis by the masses. Anticipatory attacks refer to any form of self-defence that is exercised before the enemy is able to impact...
List view record 137: Will Strengthening The SAF Mean Strengthening Singapore's Deterrence As A Non-Nuclear State?List view anchor tag for record 137: Will Strengthening The SAF Mean Strengthening Singapore's Deterrence As A Non-Nuclear State?
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List view record 140: Air Power and Small StatesList view anchor tag for record 140: Air Power and Small States
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Air Power and Small States

ME5 Bernard Cai, HanjieIn: Pointer Vol. 40, No. 2 2014
Abstract: The article takes a critical look at the strategic value that airpower offers to geo-strategically vulnerable small states. It highlights the underlying need for small states to defend their sovereignty, examines the use of militaries as an effective option to achieve such a purpose and...
List view record 131: Should the SAF Maintain its Existing Focus on Full-Spectrum Dominance or, Should the Organisation Return to its Core Deterrence and War-Fighting Mission?
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