Anti-Access/Area Denial: Time To Ditch the Bumper Sticker?

Anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) has been a key driver of discussion on the operational level of war for several years. In the use of this phrase, there are underlying assumptions that do not necessarily serve the goal of finding the best ways to operate and win wars in the future. This paper challen...

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1. Verfasser:	Davin, Matthew E
Format:	Report
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ACCESS ANTI-ACCESS/AREA-DENIAL ENVIRONMENTS Antimissile Defense Systems AREA DENIAL ASYMMETRIC WARFARE ATTACK SUBMARINES CHINA FUTURE WARFARE GUIDED MISSILES KILL CHAINS MILITARY CAPABILITIES Military Forces and Organizations MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN) MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) MILITARY HISTORY MILITARY MODERNIZATION Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics OPERATIONAL ART OPERATIONAL LEVEL OF WAR OPERATIONAL SOLUTIONS SYMMETRICAL CAPABILITY-BASED SOLUTIONS THREATS WEAPON SYSTEMS
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Zusammenfassung:	Anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) has been a key driver of discussion on the operational level of war for several years. In the use of this phrase, there are underlying assumptions that do not necessarily serve the goal of finding the best ways to operate and win wars in the future. This paper challenges the assumption that A2/AD is a new way of war. It then argues that A2/AD encourages symmetrical capabilities-based solutions at the expense of operational solutions. Finally, it challenges the underlying assumption that access has been lost to the extent that the name applies. Then the paper draws conclusions concerning the usefulness of using the A2/AD lens for solving today's operational problems, and recommends steps toward answering the significant challenges that anti-access threats pose.