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Terrorist use of Firearms

… The threat of a terrorist attack by firearm in the UK is not likely, but it is important to understand how the threat of firearms may impact you or your business. … with automatic firearms. These limitations reduce their threat in being used to cause mass casualties in a terrorist …
Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , Threat , Counter Terrorism , Attack , Weapons of Terrorism , Venues and Public Spaces , Guns , Ammunition

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

… study adopted a mixed-methods approach with four Units of Analysis (UoA) explored encompassing: existing quantitative … survey data; practitioner interviews; documentary analysis of counter-terrorism (CT) campaigns. To effectively … 2020) was use of the term “Islamist” terrorist/terrorism/threat within CTPS training material (key finding one). …
Keywords: Counter Terrorism Policing , Consequences , Unintended Consequences , Research , Awareness

Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA)

… The MTA guidance has been written and based on: Extensive analysis of previous MTAs in the UK and elsewhere around the … protective security mitigations.  These guides are based on analysis and learning from MTAs that have taken place, live …
Keywords: MTA , Marauding , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Terrorist threat , Marauding Attack , Guidance , NPSA , Counter Terrorism Security Advisors , Blunt Weapons , Combined attack , Public Safety

Complex attacks

… and Likelihood in Intelligence Assessments When describing threats in intelligence assessments, Counter Terrorism … is a tool created by the Professional Head of Intelligence Analysis (PHIA), in the UK government, to standardise the …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat , Threat analysis , Self-Initiated Terrorists , VAPS , Complex , MTA , Marauding Attack , IEDs , Venues and Public Spaces

Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for threatening to attack mosques with petrol bombs in the wake … other methodologies. Nevertheless, as well as the obvious threat to life that fire can pose, it can also cause … is a tool created by the Professional Head of Intelligence Analysis (PHIA), in the UK government, to standardise the …
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)

… shot dead by a police officer at the scene.   How does this threat manifest in the UK? One of the earliest VAW attacks … actions caused widespread fear and chaos, no deaths or life-threatening injuries were caused.  As highlighted in the … is a tool created by the Professional Head of Intelligence Analysis (PHIA), in the UK government, to standardise the …
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

Directed and enabled attacks

… The terrorist threat to the UK has evolved over the last decade. Ten years ago the most serious terrorist threat came from complex, multi-operative plots that were … by terrorist groups overseas.  Although the predominant threat to the UK is now from self-initiated terrorists …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning , Directed , Enabled

NaCTSO and Evidence-based Policing

… policies, practices and decisions. As the terrorist threat evolves, this important approach ensures that the … can improve our ability to proactively manage emerging threats and identify cost-effective and proportionate …
Keywords: Research , Evidence , Protective Security , Preparedness