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Anti Access
The Real Anti-Access Story
Given the advancing capabilities of China’s anti-access forces, questions of diffusion and proliferation bear consideration.
![Move, Countermove in the Anti-Access Game Move, Countermove in the Anti-Access Game](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/6832_5243b1387b3bf.jpg)
Move, Countermove in the Anti-Access Game
New technologies like unmanned surface ships could put a dent in some nation’s anti-access plans.
![Vietnam’s Undersea Anti-Access Fleet Vietnam’s Undersea Anti-Access Fleet](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sizes/thumbnail/7088_5243b301ae16a.jpg)
Vietnam’s Undersea Anti-Access Fleet
The logic of access denial could work for Hanoi—and against stability in Southeast Asia.
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Anti-Access on the Korean Peninsula
North Korea confronts probably the hardest anti-access challenge of any coastal defender.
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The Real Iran Threat
While Iran might not be able to defeat America, it might be able exact a heavy toll. Would an American President pause?
![Flashy Name, Old Idea: Anti-Access Strategy Flashy Name, Old Idea: Anti-Access Strategy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sizes/thumbnail/7149_5243b34894742.jpg)
Flashy Name, Old Idea: Anti-Access Strategy
While made popular by recent analysis of China’s military, anti-access has deep routes in history.
![The Nightmare Scenario: A U.S.-China War: Part IV The Nightmare Scenario: A U.S.-China War: Part IV](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sizes/thumbnail/18897_52809dad1134d.jpg)
The Nightmare Scenario: A U.S.-China War: Part IV
China’s Rope-a-Dope Strategy: Don’t expect the PLA to pit strength against strength until it has to.
![The Nightmare Scenario: A U.S.-China War: Part III The Nightmare Scenario: A U.S.-China War: Part III](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sizes/thumbnail/7392_5243b52069f88.jpg)
The Nightmare Scenario: A U.S.-China War: Part III
U.S. commanders should be narrow-minded when plotting a Pacific offensive (in geospatial terms, anyway).
Why Aircraft Carriers Sail On
Despite impressive anti-access weaponry, modern aircraft carriers are still a prized possession. Why?
![The Home Team Anti-Access Advantage The Home Team Anti-Access Advantage](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sizes/thumbnail/7522_5243b5e759092.jpg)
The Home Team Anti-Access Advantage
Why A2/AD is a Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome version of the NCAA or NFL.
![Anti-Access and the 'Fortress-Fleet' Anti-Access and the 'Fortress-Fleet'](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sizes/thumbnail/7541_5243b65de4965.jpg)
Anti-Access and the 'Fortress-Fleet'
Why regional powers need not run a naval arms race with the United States.
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Boyd and the U.S. Navy’s Return to History
Adapting to A2/AD challenges from the likes of China and Iran means rediscovering old skills and habits.