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Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… gives an insight into Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks and Fire as a Weapon (FAW). … for decades. No special skill or training is required and the materials needed to produce fire are widely … casualties, they would not now reach the threshold for terrorism. Pyro-terrorism – a term derived from the Greek …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon , Terrorist threat , MTA , Marauding Attack

Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… a Weapon (VAW) is the deliberate use of a vehicle to injure and kill people or damage infrastructure. ProtectUK gives an … a Weapon (VAW) is the deliberate use of a vehicle to injure and kill people or damage infrastructure. Headline … the UK motivated by Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Terrorism (LASIT) ideology is unlikely. Although Islamist …
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

Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA)

… where assailants move through a location aiming to find and kill or injure as many people as possible. Most deaths … that your organisation is aware of the heightened risks and adequately prepared for any potential attack. MTAs can take many forms and include a combination of the following: A lone attacker, …
Keywords: MTA , Marauding , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Terrorist threat , Marauding Attack , Guidance , NPSA , Counter Terrorism Security Advisors , Blunt Weapons , Combined attack , Public Safety

Terrorist use of Bladed or Blunt Force Weapon (BBFW) in the UK

… we take an analytical look into the threat from Blunt and Bladed Force Weapons. … were to occur in the UK. Such weapons are easy to acquire and use without training. It is highly likely that any … describing threats in intelligence assessments, Counter Terrorism Policing utilises the Probabilistic Yardstick.  …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , Attack Methodology , Venues and Public Spaces , VAPS , Bladed weapons , Attack Methodology , Marauding Attack , Knives

Directed and enabled attacks

… came from complex, multi-operative plots that were planned and sanctioned overseas, and targeted strategic or symbolic targets. Most attack plots in the UK between 2005 and 2014 were directed or enabled by terrorist groups … that has been carried out by terrorists trained, funded, and logistically supported by terrorist groups based …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning , Directed , Enabled

NaCTSO and Evidence-based Policing

… (EBP) means the best available evidence is used to inform and challenge policing policies, practices and decisions. As the terrorist threat evolves, this … that the work NaCTSO undertakes is effective, collaborative and responsive to the problems we face. … At the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) we are passionate about …
Keywords: Research , Evidence , Protective Security , Preparedness

Complex attacks

… attack is relatively low, it is important to understand the varying levels of complexity that an attack can … attacks include the use of well-prepared, well-trained and well-armed attackers, adopting military-style tactics, … Conversely, attacks of higher complexity are acts of terrorism that exhibit particular characteristics, which can …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat , Threat analysis , Self-Initiated Terrorists , VAPS , Complex , MTA , Marauding Attack , IEDs , Venues and Public Spaces

Unintended Consequences Research: Identifying the Impact of NaCTSO Public-Facing Products and Campaigns

… collaboration from: Dr Paul Dresser, Professor Mike Rowe and Dr Jamie Harding. … be read as NPSA. In the UK, public-facing products and counter-terrorism vigilance campaigns (VC hereafter) have grown … Identifying the Impact of NaCTSO Public-Facing Products and Campaigns …
Keywords: Counter Terrorism Policing , Consequences , Unintended Consequences , Research , Awareness