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Read the following article:
'S'pore speaks up against Russian aggression'

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"When treaties and diplomacy fail, we cannot rely on others to protect us. We must never lose the capability to defend ourselves."

2. How can we continue to strengthen our capability to defend ourselves?
a) What can we do as a nation?
b) How can I play my part?

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"If international relations are based on 'might is right', the world will be a dangerous place for small countries like Singapore."

Question 1: If countries ignore international agreements and invade other countries, why would it be dangerous for small countries like Singapore?

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- we depend on other countries for resources like food and water so if other countries get invaded they wouldn't have resources to give us and we may face shortages.
- we are a small country so if we get attacked we may not be able to fully defend against a much stronger country with more advanced weapons and more weapons

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Due to globalization, the actions and economy of one country can be linked to another. For example, due to our reliance on Russia to supply us with oil to produce petrol, the prices of petrol have skyrocketed in recent weeks due to the war which imposed sanctions on oil imports.

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Simply put, atomic bombs are strong enough to completely flatten all of Singapore, and make the entire island uninhabitable. If there were to be any invasion, we would be obliterated. Any country with an atomic bomb can just wipe us off the face of this earth. So invasion would spell doom for Singapore.

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Yes
As a small country like Singapore would house a lot of people and if a single missile were to hit Singapore, it will kill a lot of people and not many citizens can escape in time.
We will also not have enough man power compared to the other countries.
It could also anger the other allies and it will not only be the country's leader problem, but everyone else's.

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democratic relations with other countries. By joining the UN, countries that might consider invading would be deterred because of the backing of the UN. And one of the reasons for the Russian invasion was because Ukraine was unable to join the UN in time and didn't have the support of countries like the USA UK or even the USSR itself.

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Group 5 (xin wen, marie, ezhil, mustaqeem) 

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Group 5 (xin wen, marie, ezhil, mustaqeem) 

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Singapore is a small country and the military is small.If russia sees us as threat then our country and its people will be the ones suffering

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group 9( ghim yong xian huan jiayang junhao) 

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group 9( ghim yong xian huan jiayang junhao) 

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yes, singapore is a small country which depend on other countries like malaysia for resources. if a invasion does happen, the supply lines with other countries would be cut and singapore would be left vulnerable with little to no supplies.

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2a) strengthening our military forces and keeping strong diplomatic ties with other countries so that if Singapore does come in danger, they can help us
2b) By staying vigilant and reporting suspicious activities

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prices of resources would increase a lot

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they will think that we agree to the invasion of small countries.

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a) We can be friendly with other nations so they are less likely to invade us and we can help other nations resolve conflicts peacefully to stop them from attacking each other

b) Learn to hack so we can destroy the economy of invaders and hijack enemy weapons so they can't use the weapons against us

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it would be dangerous for small countries like sg as we will die

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a) work together
b) reporting anything sus

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a.
Do not discriminate and judge others, get along well with others, maintain peace and harmony in the nation regardless of race
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Educate myself in what is going on

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maintain peace and harmony

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get along well with others.

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Yes, Singapore depend on other countries for supplies and we do not have sufficient military resources to defend ourselves

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(a) be united as one and stick together when they are in trouble
(b) be nice to each other and maintain peace and harmony