There was a dozen ideas proffered about how to trigger a war.

This is one of the first times that a natural event helped to trigger a civil war.

The real question is: Who has the wit and the will to lead the world to stop internal slaughter without triggering a major war?

The main issue is in ensuring that Iran does not trigger a global nuclear war.

Likewise, a military strike is not feasible, given that it would probably trigger a new Korean war.

It would only take a computer error or a mutiny by some of those manning the weapons to trigger a global war.

The two sides decided to destroy a class of weapons that could have triggered a nuclear war.

This triggered a civil war that would last throughout the 1990s.

The assassination of the King triggered a war between the two countries.

This triggered a "war" between major technology companies in the mobile market.