Date:

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

… article we take an analytical look into the threat from Blunt and Bladed Force Weapons. … Headline Assessment A bladed or blunt force weapon (BBFW) is the most likely attack …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , PALs , Attack Methodology

Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… in conjunction with other methodologies such as bladed and blunt force weapons.    Does this differ between ideologies? If either … is not a new phenomenon - terrorists have used vehicles as weapons for decades. In 2001, a Palestinian militant drove a …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Ideologies , Threat , VAW , Awareness , Analysis

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

… most of which would be prohibited by various international weapons conventions. Hazards posed by these materials vary, … targets between 1990 and 1995. More recently, chemical weapons have been deployed on more than one occasion on the … accidental exposure, infection or poisoning. Radiological weapons are technologically less sophisticated than nuclear …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology

Threat from Drones in the UK

… by hobbyists in the UK and US to deploy a variety of weapons such as handguns, flamethrowers and even chainsaws. …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV

Threat levels

… espionage, cyber threats and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, many of which impact on the …
Keywords: Threat Level , Threat , National , National Security , Terrorist threat , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , JTAC , UK Threat Level , Security Services , Intelligence

Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs)

… irrespective of ideology. This could include using bladed weapons such as knives. Publicly accessible locations and …
Keywords: Self-Initiated Terrorists , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Intelligence , Prevent , Weapon , Ideologies , Target , Extremist

Directed and enabled attacks

What is a directed or enabled terrorist attack?

A directed terrorist attack is one that has been carried out by terrorists trained, funded, and logistically supported by terrorist groups, predominantly those based overseas.

An enabled terrorist attack is one carried out by terrorists who have received some support…
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning

Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

The ProtectUK Analysts give an insight into Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks.
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon

Terrorist use of Firearms

… possibility this will result in higher-capacity, lethal weapons becoming available through more unskilled …
Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , PALs , Threat