• Source: Undeclared war

An undeclared war is a military conflict between two or more nations without either side issuing a formal declaration of war. The term is sometimes used to include any disagreement or conflict fought about without an official declaration. Since the United Nations police action in Korea, some governments have pursued disciplinary actions and limited warfare by characterizing them as something else such as a military action or armed response.
Under customary international law, it is not necessary to declare war - simply beginning hostilities is sufficient to make belligerent intentions clear.




United States



There is no specific format required under United States law for the way an official war declaration will be structured or delivered. The United States Constitution states: "The Congress shall have Power […] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water".
As of September 2024, the United States Congress has formally declared war 11 times, and has not done so since 1942; 6 of these were WWII declarations. The United States did not declare war during its involvement in Vietnam, although the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorized the escalation and use of military force in the Vietnam War without a formal declaration of war. On at least 125 occasions a US president has employed military forces without authorization from Congress. One of the most significant of these occasions was the Korean War, where the United States led a peacekeeping United Nations force to stop North Korea's retaliatory invasion against South Korea. The conflict resulted in over 142,000 American casualties (about 40,000 deaths and over 100,000 injuries).




Russia


No formal declaration of war has been issued in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. When Russia's president Vladimir Putin announced the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he announced the start of a "Special military operation", side-stepping a formal declaration of war.




Other Examples


The Falklands War between Argentina and the United Kingdom (April - June 1982) was never formally declared as a war.




See also


Proxy war
Police Action




References

• Source: Undeclared War

Undeclared War is a 1990 Hong Kong action film directed by Ringo Lam and starring Danny Lee, Olivia Hussey, Peter Liapis, Rosamund Kwan and Vernon G. Wells.




Plot


Warsaw's liberation army is actually a terrorist organization under the banner of a revolution and in order to show their strength, they prepare to create a bombing incident when the US business delegates visit Hong Kong to achieve their political objectives. The CIA finds clues and sends Agent Gary Redner (Peter Liapis) to Hong Kong to prevent this conspiracy. Due to the matter of politics, Hong Kong Police also sends Inspector Lee Ting-bong (Danny Lee) to assist Redner in the operation. The two cops from different environment were incompatible working together at first, but they gradually produced a profound friendship and they work together to shatter the terrorists' attempt to sabotage a media organization's party killing all the Warsaw's liberation Army members. However, thing are not over yet, as Hannibal breaks into the television news department and takes all the staff hostage including Lee's girlfriend Ann (Rosamund Kwan) and prepares to create a bloodshed to be broadcast throughout the world. At this time, Lee and Redner arrives, only to find that Lee's assistant Tang (Tommy Wong) has been bribed by the terrorists and holds them at gunpoint. It ends when Tang sacrifices himself to allow the Police to capture Hannibal and detonate the grenade killing him and bringing Warsaw's liberation army to a fateful end.




Cast


Danny Lee as Inspector Lee Ting-bong
Olivia Hussey as Rebecca Ecke
Peter Liapis as Gary Redner (credited as Peter Lapis)
Rosamund Kwan as Ann Cheung
Vernon G. Wells as Hannibal
Tommy Wong as Lieutenant Tang
Victor Hon as Diem
David Hedison as US Ambassador
Louis Roth as Alex Vladovich
Mars as Tiger
Mark King as Simon
Jonathan Isgar as Iam
Dean Harrington as Callahan
Wong Kwong-fai
Jameson Lam as Special Branch officer
Ng Kwok-kin as Policeman
Suen Kwok-ming as Guard
Chan Tat-kwong
Ernest Mauser
James M. Crockett
Stuart Smith as Colin




Release


Undeclared War was released in Hong Kong on 1 September 1990. The film grossed HK$5,523,958 at the Hong Kong box office.




See also


List of action films of the 1990s
List of Hong Kong films of 1990




Notes






External links


Undeclared War at the Hong Kong Movie DataBase
Undeclared War at Hong Kong Cinemagic
Undeclared War at IMDb
Undeclared War Film Review at Hong Kong Film Net

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