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Are any countries other than maybe Ukraine engaging in total war? I'm not sure even Russia's mobilized to a degree that the term's applicable (though, maybe, in
by yamtaddle 4y ago
Are any countries other than maybe Ukraine engaging in total war? I'm not sure even Russia's mobilized to a degree that the term's applicable (though, maybe, in their case—but anyone other than the two principles in the war? Definitely not)
And Ukraine's hesitance/inability to strike war-relevant civilian targets in Russia (say, bridges and factories) more than very-sporadically makes the term a bit iffy even for them. Hell, even Russia's been more restrained than what the term usually suggests, as far as the brutality of attacks, if only barely.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_war
It basically means "complete mobilization of a state & society toward a war effort, coupled with a willingness to engage any target regarded as having any war relevance whatsoever, no matter where or what the target is". Hallmarks are mass conscription, rationing, large-scale conversion of civilian production capacity to making war materiel, and leveling cities on purpose (not just as a side-effect of fighting over them).