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ANTI-ACCESS AREA DENIAL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-08-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Military Strategy
- Military Tactics
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- anti-access/area denial
1, record 1, English, anti%2Daccess%2Farea%20denial
correct, noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- A2/AD 2, record 1, English, A2%2FAD
correct, noun, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A military strategy to control access to and within an operating environment. 3, record 1, English, - anti%2Daccess%2Farea%20denial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... 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, record 1, English, - anti%2Daccess%2Farea%20denial
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
anti-access/area denial; A2/AD: designations standardized by NATO. 4, record 1, English, - anti%2Daccess%2Farea%20denial
Record 1, Key term(s)
- anti-access/area-denial
- anti-access area-denial
- anti-access area denial
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Stratégie militaire
- Tactique militaire
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- déni d'accès et interdiction de zone
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9ni%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20et%20interdiction%20de%20zone
correct, NATO, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- A2/AD 2, record 1, French, A2%2FAD
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le déni d'accès (A2) est défini comme «une mesure destinée à ralentir le déploiement des forces amies dans un théâtre ou à forcer des forces à mener des opérations à des distances plus éloignées du lieu de conflit qu'elles ne le feraient autrement[»]. Le déni d'accès influe sur le mouvement vers un théâtre […] L'interdiction de zone (AD) se définit comme «une mesure visant à entraver les opérations amies dans les zones où un ennemi ne peut ou ne veut pas empêcher l'accès[»]. L'interdiction de zone influe sur les manœuvres dans un théâtre [...] 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9ni%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20et%20interdiction%20de%20zone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
déni d'accès et interdiction de zone : désignation normalisée par l'OTAN. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9ni%20d%27acc%C3%A8s%20et%20interdiction%20de%20zone
Record 1, Key term(s)
- déni d'accès/interdiction de zone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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