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asymmetric engagement

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Militerm | riigikaitseterminite andmebaas

ID 542571 Last modified 12.04.2022
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Domain General Conduct of Military Operations -> Military Strategy
  • sõjapidamine selliste konfliktiosaliste vahel, kelle jõuvahekord erineb märkimisväärselt
  • warfare that involves the use of dissimilar means or methods to circumvent or negate an opponent’s strengths while exploiting the opponent's weaknesses to obtain a disproportionate result
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  • An asymmetric conflict is characterized by the imbalance between the military capacity of the warring parties (e.g. in terms of weapon technology, equipment, intelligence information and number of troops).
asümmeetriline sõjapidamine preferred
asymmetric warfare preferred
asymmetrical warfare admitted

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