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The article says there was a "declaration of war" (from one party to the other) but the linked news article only says "Georgia declares 'state of war' " which is not the same thing at all. 80.29.155.223 ( talk) 06:54, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
An anonymous editor has added the current conflict to Declaration of war#Declared wars since 1945. This language is being bandied about even on some news sites, but is it true? Do we have evidence of a formal declaration of war by Putin? -- PeterR2 ( talk) 11:40, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
No. While the Russia's armed forces are obviously waging a war, no formal declaration of war has been issued, no matter what some news sources claim. In fact, a declaration of war was deliberately side-stepped by the Kremlin, in euphemistically announcing a "limited military operation". --
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I thought the list of declared wars since WWII was an interesting resource. It put into context the reality of the postmodern "declaration of war," the idea that such declarations have too many legal implications to be useful to most developed nations.
Are we, the people of Wikipedia, abandoning the effort to archive formal declarations of war? I understand the concerns about verifiability. But surely rewriting the list completely would be better than just deleting it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:623:8800:8139:268F:44F3:DC4C ( talk) 05:58, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
As of right now there has not been a formal declaration of war by Israel, as spelled out in Basic Law: The Government. Until this changes, adding Israel to the list is misinformation. Not logged in 2 ( talk) 17:56, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
I'm fully aware that there are headlines saying things like "Israel declares war on Hamas" but it has not in fact formally declared war per Israeli law. Not logged in 2 ( talk) 22:07, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
Why were these post-WW2 items removed from the list? Some Hecking Nerd ( talk) 16:21, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
Do Hamas, SASR and IS count? Or does the wording need to be changed? Smeagol 17 ( talk) 15:05, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
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The article says there was a "declaration of war" (from one party to the other) but the linked news article only says "Georgia declares 'state of war' " which is not the same thing at all. 80.29.155.223 ( talk) 06:54, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
An anonymous editor has added the current conflict to Declaration of war#Declared wars since 1945. This language is being bandied about even on some news sites, but is it true? Do we have evidence of a formal declaration of war by Putin? -- PeterR2 ( talk) 11:40, 24 February 2022 (UTC)
No. While the Russia's armed forces are obviously waging a war, no formal declaration of war has been issued, no matter what some news sources claim. In fact, a declaration of war was deliberately side-stepped by the Kremlin, in euphemistically announcing a "limited military operation". --
Seelefant (
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14:01, 15 April 2022 (UTC)
I thought the list of declared wars since WWII was an interesting resource. It put into context the reality of the postmodern "declaration of war," the idea that such declarations have too many legal implications to be useful to most developed nations.
Are we, the people of Wikipedia, abandoning the effort to archive formal declarations of war? I understand the concerns about verifiability. But surely rewriting the list completely would be better than just deleting it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2607:FEA8:623:8800:8139:268F:44F3:DC4C ( talk) 05:58, 26 February 2022 (UTC)
As of right now there has not been a formal declaration of war by Israel, as spelled out in Basic Law: The Government. Until this changes, adding Israel to the list is misinformation. Not logged in 2 ( talk) 17:56, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
I'm fully aware that there are headlines saying things like "Israel declares war on Hamas" but it has not in fact formally declared war per Israeli law. Not logged in 2 ( talk) 22:07, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
Why were these post-WW2 items removed from the list? Some Hecking Nerd ( talk) 16:21, 8 October 2023 (UTC)
Do Hamas, SASR and IS count? Or does the wording need to be changed? Smeagol 17 ( talk) 15:05, 2 November 2023 (UTC)