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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 methodology if … 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 …
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, … used. A chemical weapon was used against Sri Lankan Armed Forces in 1990. In Japan, a chemical weapon and a biological … targets between 1990 and 1995.  More recently, chemical weapons have been deployed on more than one occasion on the …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology , Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear , Counter Terrorism

Marauding Terrorist Attacks (MTA)

… or an attack perpetrated by insiders Entering without using force or forcing entry using an explosive device, a vehicle, … 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

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. … and used to mount successful attacks against opposing forces. It is likely that terrorists will seek to learn from …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV , Weapon , Hostile Reconnaissance , Drone , public spaces , Venues and Public Spaces

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

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

The Threat from Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism

… or by the repatriation of ethnic minorities, by way of force if necessary. White Supremacism - a belief that the …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , ERWT , RIGHT-WING , Terrorism , GROUPS , EXTREME , EXTREME RIGHT-WING , THREAT FROM , EXTREME RIGHT-WING TERRORISM , MTA , radicalisation

Directed and enabled attacks

… Islamist groups.  However, with the withdrawal of Western forces from Afghanistan in August 2021, the prospect of an …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning , Directed , Enabled