Even if armed force is used, its use may be on such a small scale or of such short duration-as in suppressions of mob violence or insurrection, colonial expeditions, and reprisals by large against small states-that it is not called war. Conflicts between states may be carried on by diplomacy, economic pressures, propaganda, subversion, or other forms of intervention without the use or even the threat of armed force. In this sense, war is not sharply distinguished from peace. War in the ordinary sense is a conflict among political groups, especially sovereign states, carried on by armed forces of considerable magnitude for a considerable period of time. For related topics of more general interest see Conflict disarmament foreign policy military peace strategy and the detailed guide under International relations. Legal problems relating to war are discussed in Aggression, article on International aspects international crimes military law and Sanctions, International. Specific types of warfare are discussed under Economic Warfare Feud Internal Warfare, articles On Civil war and Guerrilla warfare limited war nuclear war and Psychological warfare. The articles under this heading deal with general aspects of modern and primitive warfare.
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