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  1. Unconventional warfare

    Unconventional warfare is the opposite of conventional warfare. Where conventional warfare is used to reduce an opponent's military capability, unconventional warfare is an attempt to achieve military victory through acquiescence, capitulation, or clandestine support for one side of an existing conflict. On the surface, UW contrasts with conventional warfare in that forces or objectives are covert or not well-defined, tactics and weapons intensify environments of subversion or intimidation, and the general or long-term goals are coercive or subversive to a political body.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of unconventional warfare in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of unconventional warfare in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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