limited war
Example Sentences
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In large measure because of that limited war aim, Bush was successful in obtaining both financial and military support from several nations, freeing Kuwait of Iraqi forces.
From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023
In 1999, the two countries fought a limited war in Kargil.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022
In the end, Schelling—the master theorist of deterrence strategy and limited war—could not come up with a single plausible answer when faced with a real limited war.
From Slate • Jul. 7, 2021
After becoming interested in theories of deterrence and limited war, he decided that nuclear strategy lent itself to his evolving ideas about bargaining and game theory.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2016
With such parading limited war has nothing to do.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
