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

… 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 … Wing Terrorist (ERWT) attack were to occur in the UK. Such weapons are easy to acquire and use without training. It is … knives, which are widely available compared to other bladed weapons. A BBFW attack motivated by an Islamist …
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)

… attack 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

Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs)

… likely employ a low-sophistication methodology like a bladed weapon. S-ITs can emerge from any ideology, including … the UK, 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

Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA)

… with 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 …
Keywords: MTA , Marauding , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Terrorist threat , Marauding Attack , Guidance , NPSA , Counter Terrorism Security Advisors , Blunt Weapons , Combined attack , Public Safety

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

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 Cyber Threat

Cyber attacks against UK businesses take a number of forms and vary significantly in scale and complexity. Hostile attacks against UK cyberspace are considered a Tier 1 national security risk.
Keywords: Threat analysis , Threat , Cyber , Attack Methodology , Cyber attacks , Cyber Security , Phishing , National cyber security , Terrorism and cyber threats , Security online , National Cyber Security Centre

The Threat from Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism

Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism (ERWT) describes those involved in Extreme Right-Wing activity who use violence in furtherance of their ideology. These ideologies can be broadly characterised as Cultural Nationalism, White Nationalism and White Supremacism.
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , ERWT , RIGHT-WING , Terrorism , GROUPS , EXTREME , EXTREME RIGHT-WING , THREAT FROM , EXTREME RIGHT-WING TERRORISM , MTA , radicalisation