asymmetric warfare

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noun

warfare in which opposing groups or nations have unequal military resources, and the weaker opponent uses unconventional weapons and tactics, as terrorism, to exploit the vulnerabilities of the enemy.

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Origin of asymmetric warfare

First recorded in 1990–95

Words nearby asymmetric warfare

asymmetric, asymmetrical, asymmetrical warfare, asymmetric bars, asymmetric time, asymmetric warfare, asymmetry, asymptomatic, asymptote, asymptotic, asymptotic freedom

How to use asymmetric warfare in a sentence

We’ve put a lot of effort in crisis handling and recovery as much as in prevention, because we’re very aware it’s asymmetric warfare.
This Company Was Hit With a Devastating Ransomware Attack—But Instead of Giving In, It Rebuilt Everything|Patrick Lucas Austin|July 14, 2021|Time
The priority that the regime places on cyber warfare is made clear by its recruiting.
Inside the ‘Surprisingly Great’ North Korean Hacker Hotel|Michael Daly|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Mired in ideological warfare, America faces her most formidable opponent yet— herself.
The Post-Brown and Garner Question: Who ‘Deserves’ to Die?|Goldie Taylor|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They were making it up as they went along, and creating a new kind of warfare.
How the NSA Became a Killing Machine|Shane Harris|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the opening moments of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, players are introduced to 2054 Seoul.
Kevin Spacey Stars as a Frank Underwood-like Warmonger in ‘Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare’|Alec Kubas-Meyer|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Think advanced unmanned vehicles, all-aspect, broadband stealth, and undersea warfare.
The Pentagon May Finally Have a Plan to Keep America on Top|Bill Sweetman|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I never had to fight again except as an unwilling participant in our foreign warfare.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
It is true that they wanted the picturesque splendour of ancient warfare.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
One of the latest uses to which asbestos has been proposed to be applied in connection with warfare is as a coating for ironclads.
Asbestos|Robert H. Jones
Balfour Browne and Littler now conducted the warfare on either side, and keenly they fought.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Organisation was his first work, and his former experience of irregular warfare in Poland stood him in good stead.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison