A2ad history

[vi] According to the journal Foreign Affairs, ‘A2/AD’ was first used in an article in its July/August 2009 issue.

[xvii] Thomas G. Mahnken (2011) China's Anti-Access Strategy in Historical and Theoretical Perspective,” The Journal of Strategic Studies, 34:3, p.313 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01402390.2011.574971

[viii] James R. Holmes, “Flashy Name, Old Idea: Anti-Access Strategy,” The Diplomat, October 28, 2012, https://thediplomat.com/2012/10/flashy-name-old-idea-anti-access-strategy/?allpages=yes&print=yes

Since the first dredger arrived in the Spratly Islands in 2013, China has created a number of artificial islands in areas of the South China Sea which are also claimed by the neighboring Vietnam and the Philippines.[lxxxvii]

[xli] Tobias Burgers & Scott N. Romaniuk, “Joint Operations and the Evolution of US Joint Doctrine,” Defense Report, August 2016, https://defencereport.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Defence-Report-Joint-Operations-and-the-Evolution-of-US-Joint-Doctrine-Romaniuk-Burgers.pdf

[xcii] Alex Vuving, “Tracking Vietnam’s Force Build Up in the South China Sea,” Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, November 3, 2017, https://amti.csis.org/tracking-vietnams-force-build-south-china-sea/

[lxxvii] Guo Yuandan, “China Makes Crucial Progress in Carrier-Borne Aircraft's Night Takeoff & Landing,” China Military Online, May 25, 2018, http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/view/2018-05/25/content_8042338.htm