limited war
a war conducted with less than a nation's total resources and restricted in aim to less than total defeat of the enemy.
a war restricted to a relatively small area of the world and involving few warring nations.
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President Obama 2, you warn that it's difficult to wage only a limited war.
Obama’s Split Personality: The Speech for Peace…and War | David Frum | September 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe intend to wage a so-called "limited war," when there is, in fact, no such thing.
Charlie Rangel: Why I Oppose Syria Strikes | Charles Rangel, Michael Shank | September 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWe are left, in fact, with an impression that there must be two kinds of limited war.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy | Julian Stafford CorbettBefore leaving the general consideration of limited war, we have still to deal with a form of it that has not yet been mentioned.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy | Julian Stafford CorbettNow these are in effect the conditions which limited war should give—that is, if the theatre and method be rightly chosen.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy | Julian Stafford Corbett
In the Japanese case the immediate political object was exceptionally well adapted for the use of limited war.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy | Julian Stafford CorbettThe theoretical weakness of limited war at this point is the arrest of your offensive action.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy | Julian Stafford Corbett
British Dictionary definitions for limited war
a war in which the belligerents do not seek the total destruction of the enemy, esp one in which nuclear weapons are deliberately not used
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