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Definition of limited war in English: limited warnoun A war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved, or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way, in particular one in which the use of nuclear weapons is avoided. 有限战争（使用的武器、涉及的国家或地区，或战争目的都有某种限制的战争，尤指避免使用核武器的战争） Example sentencesExamples - The military no longer has the luxury of fighting a limited war.
- In order to achieve the objectives of even a limited war it would be necessary to make efforts above the ordinary - to take the model of ‘absolute war’ as one's target.
- Even such a comparatively limited war required considerably more ammunition, fuel and lubricants than planned.
- Whether it is deterrence, proxy war, guerrilla warfare, or limited war, it is war all the same.
- Rarely will conflict be resolved through the finality of unconditional surrender; limited war is the rule, and total war the exception.
- After Kargil, India invented the notion of a limited war between nuclear weapon states.
- In limited war it lies in destroying his ability to accomplish his objectives and to protect his political primacy against his own internal opponents.
- In Vietnam, our civilian and military leaders never resolved the basic contradiction in their respective approaches to the war - that is, of pursuing a limited war with immense military means.
- In limited wars, a strategic center of gravity is almost always a military/security capability.
- Perhaps most relevant for today is the author's assertion that citizen armies can best fight in defense of their homeland or on crusades but not in limited wars.
- During the Cold War, outside powers complicated the dynamics of insurgency because outside supporters viewed such conflicts as limited war in Clausewitzian terms.
- Many air attacks during the last half century's limited wars not only have affected the ebb and flow of a particular engagement, but also have had significant ‘strategic’ consequences.
- Essentially, the Indian Army would be able to conduct a limited war without provoking the threat of a Pakistani nuclear response.
- Over the course of the Johnson presidency, the frustrations of Vietnam demonstrated the challenges of fighting a conventional, limited war against an unconventional enemy.
- Therefore, under some circumstances - particularly in limited war - too much battlefield success can jeopardize the political objective.
- Strategists from now onward will have to keep this in mind while planning even a limited war.
- A nation wishing to initiate limited war in or through space requires a defensive capability adequate to protect itself against an unlimited counterattack.
- In light of Britain's experience during World War I, their preference for limited wars fought by an aristocratic, professional, and disciplined army seems inadequate.
- It was a clear case of aggression which had to be punished and the limited war which followed achieved its aims.
- But future limited wars may be of such a nature that efficiently performed operations could prove insufficient to the goal of changing an implacable opponent's will.
Definition of limited war in US English: limited warnoun A war in which the weapons used, the nations or territory involved, or the objectives pursued are restricted in some way, in particular one in which the use of nuclear weapons is avoided. 有限战争（使用的武器、涉及的国家或地区，或战争目的都有某种限制的战争，尤指避免使用核武器的战争） Example sentencesExamples - But future limited wars may be of such a nature that efficiently performed operations could prove insufficient to the goal of changing an implacable opponent's will.
- After Kargil, India invented the notion of a limited war between nuclear weapon states.
- In Vietnam, our civilian and military leaders never resolved the basic contradiction in their respective approaches to the war - that is, of pursuing a limited war with immense military means.
- Essentially, the Indian Army would be able to conduct a limited war without provoking the threat of a Pakistani nuclear response.
- Many air attacks during the last half century's limited wars not only have affected the ebb and flow of a particular engagement, but also have had significant ‘strategic’ consequences.
- In limited war it lies in destroying his ability to accomplish his objectives and to protect his political primacy against his own internal opponents.
- A nation wishing to initiate limited war in or through space requires a defensive capability adequate to protect itself against an unlimited counterattack.
- In order to achieve the objectives of even a limited war it would be necessary to make efforts above the ordinary - to take the model of ‘absolute war’ as one's target.
- In light of Britain's experience during World War I, their preference for limited wars fought by an aristocratic, professional, and disciplined army seems inadequate.
- Therefore, under some circumstances - particularly in limited war - too much battlefield success can jeopardize the political objective.
- It was a clear case of aggression which had to be punished and the limited war which followed achieved its aims.
- Over the course of the Johnson presidency, the frustrations of Vietnam demonstrated the challenges of fighting a conventional, limited war against an unconventional enemy.
- During the Cold War, outside powers complicated the dynamics of insurgency because outside supporters viewed such conflicts as limited war in Clausewitzian terms.
- The military no longer has the luxury of fighting a limited war.
- Even such a comparatively limited war required considerably more ammunition, fuel and lubricants than planned.
- Strategists from now onward will have to keep this in mind while planning even a limited war.
- In limited wars, a strategic center of gravity is almost always a military/security capability.
- Whether it is deterrence, proxy war, guerrilla warfare, or limited war, it is war all the same.
- Rarely will conflict be resolved through the finality of unconditional surrender; limited war is the rule, and total war the exception.
- Perhaps most relevant for today is the author's assertion that citizen armies can best fight in defense of their homeland or on crusades but not in limited wars.
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