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Complex attacks

… low, it is important to understand the varying levels of complexity that an attack can manifest. … What is a Complex Terrorist Attack? … There is no formal definition of what constitutes a ‘complex attack’. Terrorist attacks exhibit varying degrees of complexity – from high to low – depending on a number of …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat , Threat analysis , Self-Initiated Terrorists , VAPS , Complex , MTA , Marauding Attack , IEDs , Venues and Public Spaces

Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs)

… Mental Health services.   Methodologies and targets A low-complexity attack and low-sophistication methodology is most … limited to, poor mental health and/or neurodivergence) is complex. For example, it is likely that poor mental health, …
Keywords: Self-Initiated Terrorists , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Intelligence , Prevent , Weapon , Ideologies , Target , Extremist , Marauding Attack , Venues and Public Spaces , Mental health

Terrorist use of Firearms

… require a lower level of skill despite the increasing complexity and capability of the designs, making them more … down into: Conversion of blank firers Basic metal work Complex metal work 3D printing Types of legally available … to conduct a mass casualty terrorist attack. Designs for complex metal firearms, constructed with domestic tools, are …
Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , Threat , Counter Terrorism , Attack , Weapons of Terrorism , Venues and Public Spaces , Guns , Ammunition

The Threat from Left-Wing, Anarchist and Single-Issue Terrorism (LASIT)

… The relationships between these various ideologies are complex and the ideologies themselves often overlap.  For … but only one of these is likely to be predominant. This complexity is better understood by reference to the Venn …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , LASI , LASIT , Left Anarchist and Single Issue Terrorist , Single Issue Terrorist , Incel , Extreme views

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

… recently, terrorist attacks in the UK were characterised by complex plots, often directed from overseas and largely …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , Attack Methodology , Venues and Public Spaces , VAPS , Bladed weapons , Attack Methodology , Marauding Attack , Knives

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

… Radiological and Nuclear weapons with respect to their complexity, construction, method of delivery and effects. …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology , Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear , Counter Terrorism

Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… infrastructure or property), usually as part of a complex marauding terrorist attack (MTA), but also used on …
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

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