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Threat levels

… main threats to national security are terrorism, espionage, cyber threats and the proliferation of weapons of mass … comparison with events in other countries and previous attacks. Intelligence is only ever likely to reveal part of … in question and the method they may use based on previous attacks or from intelligence. This would also analyse the …
Keywords: Threat Level , Threat , National , National Security , Terrorist threat , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , JTAC , UK Threat Level , Security Services , Intelligence

Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… an insight into terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) attacks. … What is meant by Vehicle as a Weapon? Vehicle as … 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

Terrorist use of Firearms

… you or your business. … Headline Assessment Terrorist attacks in the UK using firearms are extremely rare. In the …   Terrorist use of Firearms in the UK UK terrorist attacks using firearms are extremely rare. In the last …
Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , PALs , Threat

Analysis Insights for the Christmas Period

… the Christmas period. … Headline Assessment Terrorist attacks can happen at any time with little to no warning. Analysis of data relating to terrorist attacks in Western Europe show there is no easily … period provides terrorists with opportunities to carry out attacks, not simply because it is a public holiday, but also …
Keywords: Threat analysis , Risk , Threat

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 …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV , Weapon

The Threat from Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism

… . The threat from ERWT in the UK has evolved with several attacks and plots since 2017. Any future ERWT attack in the … been disrupted in the UK. Over the same period, three ERWT attacks have occurred in the UK: In 2017, a 47-year old male … received minor injuries.   In every case, these plots and attacks have been carried out by a Self-Initiated Terrorist …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , ERWT , RIGHT-WING , Terrorism , GROUPS , EXTREME , EXTREME RIGHT-WING , THREAT FROM , EXTREME RIGHT-WING TERRORISM

The Threat from Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Terrorism (LASIT)

… activity falls below the terrorism threshold.   What LASIT attacks have taken place in the West? There has been a … in Italy and Action Directe in France carried out a wave of attacks across Western Europe. By the late 1980s and 1990s … it is difficult to obtain reliable and comparable data on attacks motivated by LASI ideology. According to Europol, …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , LASI , LASIT , Left Anarchist and Single Issue Terrorist , Single Issue Terrorist

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

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 the …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology

NaCTSO and Evidence-based Policing

… The PALs programme encompasses learning from recent attacks, including those in 2017, and reflects a shift away …
Keywords: PALs Guidance , Research , Evidence , Protective Security , Preparedness