制せい限げん戦せん争そう

noun

limited war

A military conflict in which the belligerents do not use all available resources or pursue total victory, often contrasted with 全面戦争 (total war). The cross-reference 限定戦争 is a near-synonym.

See also: 限定戦争

• 冷れい戦せん時じ代だいには、核かく兵へい器きの使し用ようを避さけるために制せい限げん戦せん争そうという概がい念ねんが議ぎ論ろんされた。

  During the Cold War, the concept of limited war was discussed to avoid the use of nuclear weapons.