limited war
Example Sentences
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Korea was frustrating in part because, like Ukraine, it was a limited war.
From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 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
But it has been a greatly limited war of airstrikes under strict rules of engagement and a gradual buildup of 3,500 troops restricted to training and advising.
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2015
In the Japanese case the immediate political object was exceptionally well adapted for the use of limited war.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)
