Singapore strategy
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title:
Singapore strategy
text:
The Singapore strategy was a naval defence policy of the United Kingdom that evolved in a series of war plans from 1919 to 1941. It aimed to deter aggression by Japan by providing a base for a fleet of the Royal Navy in the Far East, able to intercept and defeat a Japanese force heading south towards India or Australia. To be effective it required a well-equipped base. Singapore, at the eastern end of the Strait of Malacca, was chosen in 1919 as the location of this base; work continued on this
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Defence policy of the British Empire (1919–1941)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_strategy
date created:
2010-12-26T05:19:21Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T12:19:15Z
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