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Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… Terrorists can use fire in attacks in a number of different ways. ProtectUK gives an insight into Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks and Fire as a Weapon (FAW). … Terrorists have been using fire in attacks for decades. No special skill or training is … available. The likelihood of terrorists using fire in an attack will vary depending on ideology. In the UK, such an …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon , Terrorist threat , MTA , Marauding Attack

Directed and enabled attacks

… overseas, and targeted strategic or symbolic targets. Most attack plots in the UK between 2005 and 2014 were directed … IS almost certainly retain the intent to direct or enable attacks against the West including the UK.   … Directed attack A directed terrorist attack is one that has been …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning , Directed , Enabled

Complex attacks

… Whilst the likelihood of a terrorist attack is relatively low, it is important to understand the varying levels of complexity that an attack can manifest. … What is a Complex Terrorist Attack? … There is no formal definition of what constitutes a ‘complex attack’. Terrorist attacks exhibit varying degrees of …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat , Threat analysis , Self-Initiated Terrorists , VAPS , Complex , MTA , Marauding Attack , IEDs , Venues and Public Spaces

Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA)

… Marauding terrorist attacks (MTA) are fast-moving, violent incidents where … Most deaths occur within the first few minutes of the attack, before police are able to respond. … Guidance on Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA) … heightened risks and adequately prepared for any potential attack. MTAs can take many forms and include a combination …
Keywords: MTA , Marauding , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Terrorist threat , Marauding Attack , Guidance , NPSA , Counter Terrorism Security Advisors , Blunt Weapons , Combined attack , Public Safety

Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs)

… highly likely employ a low-sophistication methodology in an attack and they can emerge from any ideology. … services.   Methodologies and targets A low-complexity attack and low-sophistication methodology is most likely in … it is likely that poor mental health, if left untreated and combined with other detrimental human factors and …
Keywords: Self-Initiated Terrorists , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Intelligence , Prevent , Weapon , Ideologies , Target , Extremist , Marauding Attack , Venues and Public Spaces , Mental health

The Threat from Islamist Terrorism

… pressure from the West has reduced the threat from attacks directed and enabled by Islamist terrorist groups … as long as al-Qa’ida (AQ) and Daesh maintain the intent to attack the West. It is likely that Daesh continues to … United States) and their ‘puppets’ in the Arab world.  The combined influences of Qutb and Maududi spawned a number of …
Keywords: Terrorism , Threat analysis , Risk , Threat , Islamist Terrorism , insights , Intelligence assessments , Daesh , Islamism

Terrorism threat levels

… to give an indication of the likelihood of a terrorist attack. … threat level from all forms of terrorism is: SEVERE – an attack is highly likely.   You can find more information on … There are five categories of threat levels:   LOW - an attack is highly unlikely MODERATE - an attack is possible, …
Keywords: Threat Level , Threat , National , National Security , Terrorist threat , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , JTAC , UK Threat Level , Security Services , Intelligence , Reporting

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

… and relevant (from the TRACK framework). In the event of an attack in Great Britain, locations that are more exposed, … Kingdom). Legitimate targets are deemed deserving of an attack (e.g., military personnel or government buildings). … components of tolerable (related to risk of detection pre-attack) and relevant (target is symbolic of the ideology of …
Keywords: Evidence-based policing , Research , Evidence , Protective Security , publicly accessible locations , EVIL DONE , Situational Crime Prevention , Academia , Terrorist targeting

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 … conflicts, the use of a weaponised UAV in a terrorist attack in the UK is unlikely in the next 12 months. This is … employing UAVs as the weapon itself or in roles outside an attack such as hostile reconnaissance.   What is a drone? A …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV , Weapon , Hostile Reconnaissance , Drone , public spaces , Venues and Public Spaces

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

… A bladed or blunt force weapon (BBFW) is the most likely attack methodology if either an Islamist or Extreme Right Wing Terrorist (ERWT) attack were to occur in the UK. Such weapons are easy to … without training. It is highly likely that any future BBFW attack will make use of common kitchen knives, which are …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , Attack Methodology , Venues and Public Spaces , VAPS , Bladed weapons , Attack Methodology , Marauding Attack , Knives