… 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
… 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 methodology if … Wing Terrorist (ERWT) attack were to occur in the UK. Such weapons are easy to acquire and use without training. It is …
… Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear material as a weapon, with the intention to cause harm. This encompasses a … be used by terrorists due to the barriers in acquiring and weaponising these materials. Therefore, lower-sophistication … capability barriers. A UK attack plot using a radiological weapon is highly unlikely because there are significant …
… 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
… 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. …
… 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 - refers to the deliberate use of fire against people … can be found in the Purple Guide but also in ‘Fire as a Weapon - Guidance on the mitigation of the risks’ published …
Keywords:
Fire as a weapon
, Attack
, Attack Methodology
, FAW
, Arson
, Terrorist Attack
, Fire
, Weapon
… 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
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.
… as opposed to simpler methodologies (e.g. vehicle as a weapon or a bladed weapon). Lethality – Methodologies employed by trained …
… possibility this will result in higher-capacity, lethal weapons becoming available through more unskilled …