Anti-Access/Area Denial (or A2/AD) is a military strategy to control access to and within an operating environment.[2] In an early definition, anti-access refers to those actions and capabilities, usually long-range, designed to prevent an opposing force from entering an operational area. Area denial refers to those actions and capabilities, usually of shorter range, designed to limit an opposing force's freedom of action within the operational area.[3][4] In short, A2 affects movement to a theater, while AD affects movement within a theater.[5] A2/AD typically refers to a strategy used by a weaker opponent to defend against an opponent of superior skill,[6] although a stronger opponent can also use A2/AD.
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- ^ Joint Operational Access Concept (JOAC) (PDF). Department of Defense. 17 January 2012.
- ^ Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office. 17 February 2011. p. 522.
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