- a variation of asymmetric warfare.
asymmetrical warfare
Britishnoun
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Stewart began the segment with a faux nervous disclaimer, acknowledging that there were only so many yuks one can wring out of circumstances related to the horror of asymmetrical warfare.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2024
This is asymmetrical warfare insofar as the people who continue to think in terms of the rule of law mistakenly believe that there might be legal solutions.
From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2017
This is the nature of old media versus new and one can see it played out as a kind of asymmetrical warfare.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2014
But unlike in the Cold War, there are now a much larger number of asymmetrical warfare techniques.
From Reuters ● Nov. 6, 2012
The pukka Englishman in Arab dress developed highly successful tactics of hit and run, using a small, mobile force, in what would now be called asymmetrical warfare.
From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2010
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