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Anti-Access Warfare - Countering A2/AD Strategies (Hardcover, New)
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Anti-Access Warfare - Countering A2/AD Strategies (Hardcover, New)
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This is the first book to examine the concept of anti-access and
area denial warfare, providing a definitive introduction to both
conceptual theories and historical examples of this strategy. Also
referred to by the acronym "A2/AD," anti-access warfare has been
identified in American strategic planning as the most likely
strategy to be employed by the People's Republic of China or by the
Islamic Republic of Iran in any future conflict with the United
States. While previous studies of the subject have emphasized the
effects on the joint force and, air forces in particular, this
important new study advances the understanding of sea power by
identifying the naval roots of the development of the anti-access
concept.
The study of anti-access or area denial strategies for use against
American power projection capabilities has strong naval roots-which
have been largely ignored by the most influential commentators.
Sustained long-range power projection is both a unique strength of
U.S. military forces and a requirement for an activist foreign
policy and forward defense. In more recent years, the logic of the
anti-access approach has been identified by the Department of
Defense as a threat to this U.S. capability and the joint force.
The conclusions in Anti-Access Warfare differ from most commentary
on anti-access strategy. Rather than a technology-driven post-Cold
War phenomenon, the anti-access approach has been a routine element
of grand strategy used by strategically weaker powers to confront
stronger powers throughout history. But they have been largely
unsuccessful when confronting a stronger maritime power. Although
high technology weapons capabilities enhance the threat, they also
can be used to mitigate the threat. Rather than arguing against
reliance on maritime forces-presumably because they are no longer
survivable-the historical analysis argues that maritime
capabilities are key in "breaking the great walls" of countries
like Iran and China.
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