Originally Posted by
Mil-26Man
I didn't say they were neighbours or potential adversaries, but that they are in the same region. And if Australia is close enough for Singapore to base a shed load of its tanks there and New Zealand close enough that Singapore wanted to base a shed-load of its jets there, then I would say that Korea and Japan are close enough to be described as being in the same region also. No?
To your other points, yes.
By that logic France is in the region as they've got jets there too. I'd suggest the dispersal of assets is more to do with the lack of real estate on the island. Calling it all one region is a bit deceptive, as the BPF found out in 1945.