Ministry of Defence written question – answered on 4 January 2018.
Lord Laird
Non-affiliated
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have a definition of a war; and if so, what it is.
Earl Howe
The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence, Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
UK Defence Doctrine (Joint Doctrine Publication 0-01, 5th Edition, November 2014) defines war as 'a state of armed conflict between different countries, or different groups within a country'.
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