Yrcanos associated war councils with politics. (TV: Mindwarp)
The World War Council of Earth existed by 2065, when it was empowered to declare general mobilisations if war was declared between the solar system and other space powers. (PROSE: Battle in Space)
During the War in Heaven, the War Council was established by the War King as a more bellicose substitute to the High Council after he took over the functions that would normally have been the Lord President's. (PROSE: The Book of the War, AUDIO: Body Politic) By the last days of the Last Great Time War, the War Council was headed by the General; both it and Rassilon's High Council existed separately within the Capitol, and they sometimes pursued conflicting strategies. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)