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LOW-INTENSITY CONFLICT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-09-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Guerilla Warfare
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-intensity conflict
1, record 1, English, low%2Dintensity%20conflict
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- LIC 2, record 1, English, LIC
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A conflict in which a government confronts a faction aiming to overthrow it or force a change to its policy by illegal means including civil disorder, terrorism and armed insurrection. 3, record 1, English, - low%2Dintensity%20conflict
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The government's response will range from civil police enforcement of the law to the application of military force. The conflict may be prosecuted in a restricted geographic area, throughout the extent of a State or even transnationally. 3, record 1, English, - low%2Dintensity%20conflict
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
low-intensity conflict; LIC: designations standardized by NATO. 4, record 1, English, - low%2Dintensity%20conflict
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Guérilla
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conflit de faible intensité
1, record 1, French, conflit%20de%20faible%20intensit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- LIC 2, record 1, French, LIC
correct, masculine noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Conflit dans lequel un gouvernement fait face à une faction qui vise à le renverser ou à le forcer à changer sa politique en recourant à des moyens illégaux, y compris le désordre civil, le terrorisme et l'insurrection armée. 3, record 1, French, - conflit%20de%20faible%20intensit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'intervention du gouvernement peut aller de l'application de la loi par les corps de police civile au recours à la force militaire. Le conflit peut être localisé dans une zone géographique restreinte, être généralisé dans l'ensemble de l'État ou même s'étendre outre-frontière. 3, record 1, French, - conflit%20de%20faible%20intensit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
conflit de faible intensité : désignation et définition uniformisées par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 4, record 1, French, - conflit%20de%20faible%20intensit%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
conflit de faible intensité; LIC : désignations uniformisées par l'OTAN. 4, record 1, French, - conflit%20de%20faible%20intensit%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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