Over 500 educational, community, commercial and government organisations in Singapore will participate in an exercise simulating attacks on the country by an anonymous aggressor. The exercise aims to remind Singaporeans of the potential disruptions to their way of life and the importance of Total Defence.
The exercise, which will run till Feb 29, involves over 500 educational, community, commercial and government organisations, which will take part in exercises that simulate attacks on Singapore carried out by an anonymous aggressor using various means. These include disruptions to power, water and food supplies, disinformation campaigns, phishing and drone attacks.
While it will be nothing like what a full-scale attack on the Republic would entail, the exercise is a reminder of what can happen to disrupt Singaporeans’ way of life should Total Defence fail, said Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen. Exercise SG Ready was launched at an event at South Beach Tower in Beach Road by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong. DPM Wong said in a video message that Total Defence has kept Singapore safe, and guided its people through many challenges, including terrorism, financial crises and a pandemic. “We overcame these challenges and emerged stronger, because we worked together, stayed united, and each one of us played our par
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