limited war

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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

Those ties widened into a security relationship after 1999, when India fought a limited war with Pakistan over Kashmir and Israel helped New Delhi with arms and ammunition.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2023

Since then, the United States returned to fight Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein; in Afghanistan, clear, limited war aims were never stated.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2023

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

The theoretical weakness of limited war at this point is the arrest of your offensive action.

From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)