War Powers Resolution/Related Articles

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War [r]: A state of violent conflict which exists between two or more independent groups, each seeking to impose its will on the other. ^[e]
Declaration of War [r]: Add brief definition or description
Constitutional law [r]: Interpretation of legal matters with the assumption that a formal constitution is the supreme authority; usually refers to U.S. jurisprudence ^[e]
U.S. Constitution [r]: Document that states the fundamental constitutional law of the United States of America. ^[e]

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution [r]: An incident or incidents between U.S. and North Vietnamese naval forces in August 1964, the details of which remain unclear to both sides; perceived as an attack on U.S. forces and used by Lyndon B. Johnson to obtain the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorizing large-scale combat involvement in the Vietnam War ^[e]
Vietnam War [r]: A post-colonial independence/Cold War conflict between communist North Vietnam against South Vietnam, assisted by the United States (1955-1975), to unify Vietnam; won by North Vietnam in 1975. ^[e]
Authorization for the Use of Military Force [r]: Primary Congressional authorization, compliant with the War Powers Resolution, for U.S. combat activities following the 9-11 attacks ^[e]

Korean War [r]: A modern conflict (1950-1953) fought on the Korean peninsula between the US-led UN forces, and the Communist coalition of North Korea and China. ^[e]
National Command Authority [r]: The combination of the U.S. President and Secretary of Defense, or their successors, who have the sole authority to authorize the use of nuclear weapons, or issue orders to Unified Combatant Commands ^[e]
9-11 attacks [r]: Add brief definition or description
NATO [r]: Official abbreviation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. ^[e]
Weinberger-Powell doctrines [r]: Add brief definition or description
Total Force Concept [r]: A doctrine that allocates most of the active-duty (i.e., Regular) troops of the United States Army to combat arms roles, while assigning combat support and combat service support to the Reserve Components of the United States Army Reserve and Army National Guard (United States) ^[e]