The phrase "war capability" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the ability or capacity of a country or military to engage in and conduct warfare. Example: The country's growing investment in technology has greatly improved their war capability and made them a formidable force in the region.
"Since the late 1990s, China has systematically done all the things a nation would do if it contemplated having an offensive cyber war capability," Clarke wrote.
As the RAF revelled in the apparent invincibility of air power, the British army insisted it needed to maintain traditional "hot war" capability.
He also argues for the development of a Limited War Capability — that is, the ability to counter Soviet aggression with conventional forces.
By war's end a fourth vision of air power arose that of an independent air force attacking the enemy far from the front lines, the purpose being to destroy essential elements of the enemy's war capability by bombing factories, transportation and supply networks, and even centres of government.
For Labour, shadow defence secretary Bob Ainsworth agreed that "difficult decisions" would have to be taken on budgets and it was clear that a Cold War capability was not suitable to meet future threats.
The significant technological advantage of the Israeli nuclear forces (as they are assumed to exist) will give them a significant edge over the next decade, as Iran has the opportunity to enter nuclear war capability but will be far behind in number, yield, and delivery of nuclear weapons.
Reducing the numbers of strategic nuclear weapons while at the same time cutting conventional, or general purpose, war capabilities lowers the threshold of usage, and raises the probability that one or the other, or both forms of weapons, will end up being used.
It is possible that in addition to kinetic warfare, those acquired skills might include cybercrime and even cyber war capabilities.
One way to increase the deterrence factor vis-à-vis adversaries is to have a more systematic public display of nation states' cyber war capabilities.
It seems every objective report on Chinese cyber war capabilities is marked by conjecture and cyber angst, as it is virtually impossible (unlike with nuclear war) to assess the true impact of cyber war without actual attacks being launched.
The simple truth is that much of the debate surrounding the PLA's cyber war capabilities is mere speculation based on evidence of its undoubted success in cyber espionage.
