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Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… The ProtectUK Analysts give an insight into terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW) attacks. … What is meant by Vehicle as a …
Keywords: Vehicle as a Weapon , Hostile Vehicle Mitigation , Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat analysis , Ideologies , Threat , VAW , Awareness , Analysis

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

… In this article we take an analytical look into the threat from Blunt and Bladed Force Weapons. … Headline Assessment A bladed or blunt force weapon (BBFW) is the most … BBFWs and other less sophisticated methodologies such as Vehicle as a Weapon (VAAW) and Fire as a Weapon (FAAW) have …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , PALs , Attack Methodology

Threat from Drones in the UK

… In this article we take an analytical look into the threat the UK … to describe an unmanned, remotely-controlled or autonomous vehicle. This assessment is concerned with the threat from airborne drones …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV , Weapon

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

… The ProtectUK Analysts give an insight into Chemical, Biological, … of Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear material as a weapon, with the intention to cause harm. This encompasses a …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology

Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… The ProtectUK Analysts give an insight into Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks. … Headline Assessment Terrorists have been using fire in attacks for … which supplied the construction site of a new US electric vehicle factory near Berlin, Germany, causing 200 000 Euros …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon

Threat levels

… Threat levels are designed to give a broad indication of the … espionage, cyber threats and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, many of which impact on the UK’s national …
Keywords: Threat Level , Threat , National , National Security , Terrorist threat , Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre , JTAC , UK Threat Level , Security Services , Intelligence

Directed and enabled attacks

… The terrorist threat to the UK has evolved over the last decade. Ten years ago … been favoured as opposed to simpler methodologies (e.g. vehicle as a weapon or a bladed weapon). Lethality – …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Terrorist threat , Emergency Planning

Self-Initiated Terrorists (S-ITs)

… Looking into Self-Initiated Terrorist (S-IT), who, what, where and why? … What is a … Terrorist (S-IT)? A Self-Initiated Terrorist is defined as “Person(s) who threaten or mobilise to violence (as … 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

The Threat from 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 … occurred in the UK: In 2017, a 47-year old male drove a vehicle into a crowd of worshippers outside a London mosque. …
Keywords: Risk , Threat , Terrorist threat , ERWT , RIGHT-WING , Terrorism , GROUPS , EXTREME , EXTREME RIGHT-WING , THREAT FROM , EXTREME RIGHT-WING TERRORISM

NaCTSO and Evidence-based Policing

… The PALs programme encompasses learning from recent attacks, … undertaken by Counter Terrorism Policing and our partners. As a new and ambitious programme, an EBP approach to PALs …
Keywords: PALs Guidance , Research , Evidence , Protective Security , Preparedness