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The Threat from Islamist Terrorism

… pressure from the West has reduced the threat from attacks directed and enabled by Islamist terrorist groups … has allowed terrorist groups like Daesh to grow and plan attacks against the West. The availability of a large pool … heightened this threat. During this period, the number of attacks by Islamist terrorists (predominately Daesh) in the …

Keywords: Terrorism , Threat analysis , Risk , Threat , Islamist Terrorism , insights , Intelligence assessments , Daesh , Islamism

Threat from Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Terrorism

… Globally, there has been a very small number of terrorist attacks where CBRN materials have been used. A chemical … of such materials for criminal purposes, for example acid attacks, production of illegal drugs and sometimes …

Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology , Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear , Counter Terrorism

Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… an insight into terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) attacks. … methodologies. How and why do terrorists use vehicles in attacks? Terrorists are increasingly adopting less sophisticated methodologies for carrying out attacks in the West. This has partly been driven by …

Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Ideologies , Threat , VAW , Awareness , Analysis , MTA , Marauding Attack , vehicle security barriers , National vehicle threat mitigation unit

Relevance of ‘EVIL DONE’ to the current UK threat landscape

… of which were Northern Ireland-related. Because most of the attacks were Northern Ireland-related, they didn’t reflect … and near. Locations that are more exposed and occupied, and attacks that require the offender to travel further, are … target is not clearly identified. Examples of undirected attacks include an IED (pipe bomb) left outside a …

Keywords: Evidence-based policing , Research , Evidence , Protective Security , publicly accessible locations , EVIL DONE , Situational Crime Prevention , Academia , Terrorist targeting

Terrorist use of Firearms

… Terrorist attacks in the UK using firearms are extremely rare. In the … planners. Terrorist use of firearms in the UK UK terrorist attacks using firearms are extremely rare. In the last …

Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , Threat , Counter Terrorism , Attack , Weapons of Terrorism , Venues and Public Spaces , Guns , Ammunition

Threat from Drones in the UK

… adapted for military purposes and used to mount successful attacks. It is likely that terrorists will seek to learn … against Israel. There is no definitive list of terrorist attacks using UAVs. However, according to data collected by … and this use will not have been confined to just mounting attacks. It is known that modified commercially available …