This is a thread to discuss the (imaginatively named) 5 Power Defence Arrangement between the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore.
I would like to check on the effectiveness of this arrangement. Does it even make sense? Is it a simply a knee-jerk arrangement as to the events that led to the fall of the South East Asian (in particular Malaysia and Singapore) during World War 2?
But more importantly, is this arrangement be effective for any forseeable threat?
I am aware that the only, tangible, result from this arrangement, other than the periodic exercise between the members, is the HQ Integrated Area Defence System. What exactly is this? Is it simply an outpost of the arrangement hosting a rotational roster of the member nations?
I would like to check on the effectiveness of this arrangement. Does it even make sense? Is it a simply a knee-jerk arrangement as to the events that led to the fall of the South East Asian (in particular Malaysia and Singapore) during World War 2?
But more importantly, is this arrangement be effective for any forseeable threat?
I am aware that the only, tangible, result from this arrangement, other than the periodic exercise between the members, is the HQ Integrated Area Defence System. What exactly is this? Is it simply an outpost of the arrangement hosting a rotational roster of the member nations?