(DoD) A state of international tension wherein political, economic, technological, sociological, psychological, paramilitary, and military measures short of overt armed conflict involving regular military forces are employed to achieve national objectives.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
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