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

… article we take an analytical look into the threat from Blunt and Bladed Force Weapons. … A bladed or blunt force weapon (BBFW) is the most likely attack … Wing Terrorist (ERWT) attack were to occur in the UK. Such weapons are easy to acquire and use without training. It is …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , Attack Methodology , Venues and Public Spaces , VAPS , Bladed weapons , Attack Methodology , Marauding Attack , Knives

Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… in conjunction with other methodologies such as bladed and blunt force weapons.  Does this differ between ideologies? If either an … is not a new phenomenon - terrorists have used vehicles as weapons for decades. In 2001, a Palestinian militant drove a …
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

… most of which would be prohibited by various international weapons conventions.  Hazards posed by these materials vary, … targets between 1990 and 1995.  More recently, chemical weapons have been deployed on more than one occasion on the … accidental exposure, infection or poisoning. Radiological weapons are technologically less sophisticated than nuclear …
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 …
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)

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

Threat from Drones in the UK

… 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

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 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).
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon , Terrorist threat , MTA , Marauding Attack

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

Directed and enabled attacks

A directed terrorist attack is one that has been carried out by terrorists trained, funded, and logistically supported by terrorist groups, predominantly those based overseas. An enabled terrorist attack is one carried out by terrorists who have received some support from terrorist groups, usually in the form of targeting or methodology guidance.
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning , Directed , Enabled