limited war
Example Sentences
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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
In 1999, the two countries fought a limited war in Kargil.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022
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
It is that limited war permits the use of the defensive without its usual drawbacks to a degree that is impossible in unlimited war.
From Some Principles of Maritime Strategy by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)
