Noun
war footing
A state of preparedness for waging war.
on a war footing
move to a war footing
Liberty, as we all know, cannot flourish in a country that is permanently on a war footing, or even a near war footing. Permanent crisis justifies permanent control of everybody and everything by the agencies of central government. Aldous Huxley
After the peace agreements between the major powers neither Austria nor Great Britain could return to a war footing. Source: Internet
Because of its position, Jersey was more or less on a continuous war footing. Source: Internet
Even if it were a little longer than a week, they would be on war footing, like FDR. Source: Internet
Asserting that his government had taken up on war footing, the on-going projects of drinking water in Saurashtra, he said it has been made possible because of the strong political will of the ruling party to deal with the shortage of water. Source: Internet
Ever since then, the whole nation has been at war footing for more than a decade. Source: Internet