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war fought for restricted political objectives with deliberately restrained means, scope and geography, theorized as an alternative to all-out war in the nuclear age.

In strategic studies, limited war refers to war fought for restricted political objectives with deliberately restrained means, scope and geography, theorized as an alternative to all-out war in the nuclear age. This meaning comes from Osgood (1957) in Limited war.[1]

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  1. Osgood, R. E. (1957). Limited war. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226637792

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