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Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) is the deliberate use of a vehicle to injure … gives 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 … attack were to occur in the UK, the use of a Vehicle as a Weapon is likely. There is a realistic possibility that …
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

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

… Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear material as a weapon, with the intention to cause harm. … 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, …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology , Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear , Counter Terrorism

Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA)

… access or a combination thereof Attackers armed with bladed weapons, firearms, pipe bombs, petrol bombs suicide vests or multiple weapons Bladed weapon attacks progress less rapidly than those involving …
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)

… 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 , Marauding Attack , Venues and Public Spaces , Mental health

Threat from Drones in the UK

… 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. …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV , Weapon , Hostile Reconnaissance , Drone , public spaces , Venues and Public Spaces

Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… insight into Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks and Fire as a Weapon (FAW). … using fire in attacks (colloquially known as ‘Fire as a Weapon’ (FAW)) for decades. No special skill or training is … incendiary devices in so-called ‘letter bombs’. Fire as a Weapon (FAW) – FAW refers to the deliberate use of fire …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon , Terrorist threat , MTA , Marauding Attack

Terrorism threat levels

…   Terrorism Espionage Cyber threats The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction How threat levels are decided …
Keywords: Threat Level , Threat , National , National Security , Terrorist threat , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , JTAC , UK Threat Level , Security Services , Intelligence , Reporting

Terrorist use of Firearms

… possibility this will result in higher-capacity, lethal weapons becoming available through more unskilled …
Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , Threat , Counter Terrorism , Attack , Weapons of Terrorism , Venues and Public Spaces , Guns , Ammunition