… Analysts give an insight into terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) attacks. … What is meant by Vehicle as a Weapon? Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) is the deliberate use of a vehicle to injure …
Keywords:
Vehicle as a Weapon
, Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
, Attack
, Attack Methodology
, Threat analysis
, Ideologies
, Threat
, VAW
, Awareness
, Analysis
… Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear material as a weapon, with the intention to cause harm. This encompasses a … most of which would be prohibited by various international weapons conventions. Hazards posed by these materials vary, … attacks where CBRN materials have been used. A chemical weapon was used against Sri Lankan Armed Forces in 1990. In …
… employ a low-sophistication methodology like a bladed weapon. S-ITs can emerge from any ideology, including … irrespective of ideology. This could include using bladed weapons such as knives. Publicly accessible locations and … purchases of items or materials that could be used as a weapon or facilitate an attack Unusual, furtive or otherwise …
Keywords:
Self-Initiated Terrorists
, Attack Methodology
, Threat analysis
, Intelligence
, Prevent
, Weapon
, Ideologies
, Target
, Extremist
… extensive use of drones in overseas conflicts, the use of a weaponised UAV in a terrorist attack in the UK is unlikely … does not preclude terrorists from employing UAVs as the weapon itself or in roles outside an attack such as hostile … by hobbyists in the UK and US to deploy a variety of weapons such as handguns, flamethrowers and even chainsaws. …
… 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
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 important approach ensures that the work NaCTSO undertakes is effective, collaborative and responsive to the problems we face.
… possibility this will result in higher-capacity, lethal weapons becoming available through more unskilled …