limited war
Example Sentences
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The war against Iran has been a limited war, and its outcome is likely to be inconclusive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
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
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
It is that limited war permits the use of the defensive without its usual drawbacks to a degree that is impossible in unlimited war.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)
