Warfare is said to engage in detailed study of the enemy and his system of operation to identify the chinks in his armour, and then to formulate a strategem to defeat him. Thus it is attempting to pragmatise spiritual warfare.

, Act IV, scene iv: He hath songs for man or woman, of all sizes; […] with such delicate burthens of dildos and fadings,

The yardsman from the leading cart held out a work-gnarled hand.

Dr. Lowell: If that's true, we came very close to the China Syndrome. Kimberly Wells: The what? Dr. Lowell: If the core is exposed for whatever reason, the fuel heats beyond core heat tolerance in a matter of minutes. Nothing can stop it. And it melts down right through the bottom of the plant, theoretically to China. But of course, as soon as it hits ground water, it blasts into the atmosphere and sends out clouds of radioactivity.