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Terrorist use of Firearms

… the opportunity to acquire a firearm without needing to utilise a criminal contact or risk detection through importation … of automatic firearms would likely require access to organised crime groups. Firearms in the UK According to the … reduced availability of firearms in the UK. Additionally revised guidelines have been published which may see further …
Keywords: Firearms , Threat analysis , Attack Methodology , Threat , Counter Terrorism , Attack , Weapons of Terrorism , Venues and Public Spaces , Guns , Ammunition

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 … increased? Some likely factors contributing to this rise of BBFW attacks in the West include: Terrorist … knives. In only two cases have a cleaver or an improvised bladed weapon been used.  The majority of BBFW attacks …
Keywords: Blunt Weapons , Blunt force weapons , Threat , Attack Methodology , Venues and Public Spaces , VAPS , Bladed weapons , Attack Methodology , Marauding Attack , Knives

Terrorist use of Fire in Attacks

… used by armies, criminals and others for centuries. Likewise, terrorists have been using fire in attacks … by animal rights activists to target laboratories and premises perceived to be engaged in experiments involving … Exeter Synagogue. In February 2018, a 31-year old ‘-sympathiser’ was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for …
Keywords: Fire as a weapon , Attack , Attack Methodology , FAW , Arson , Terrorist Attack , Fire , Weapon , Terrorist threat , MTA , Marauding Attack

Terrorist use of Vehicle as a Weapon (VAW)

… in intelligence assessments, Counter Terrorism Policing utilises the Probabilistic Yardstick. The Probabilistic … Analysis (PHIA), in the UK government, to standardise the way in which we describe probability in intelligence …
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

Expert advice and guidance to help keep people safe

… in a safe-to-fail environment. These immersive digital exercises help you to reflect on your own premises and work through how you would respond together to … their roles using our interactive tools . Protect your premises  Everyone should be aware of security and the need to …
Keywords: Free to use resources , Online resources , resources , NaCTSO resources , Safety , incident response

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

… to harmful bacteria, viruses or toxins and the illness or disease they  cause. Radiological : Exposure to harmful … in intelligence assessments, Counter Terrorism Policing utilises the Probabilistic Yardstick.  The Probabilistic … Analysis (PHIA), in the UK government, to standardise the way in which we describe probability in intelligence …
Keywords: CBRN , Threat analysis , Threat , Attack Methodology , Chemical , Biological , Radiological , Nuclear , Counter Terrorism

Introduction

The Threat from Islamist Terrorism

… the West. It is likely that Daesh continues to radicalise and inspire individuals in the UK to terrorist violence. … However, the conflict in Syria and Iraq that gave rise to Daesh has seen a marked increase in attack plotting … of social media and modern communication methods to publicise and glamorise their acts, it is likely that Daesh …
Keywords: Terrorism , Threat analysis , Risk , Threat , Islamist Terrorism , insights , Intelligence assessments , Daesh , Islamism

Complex attacks

… in intelligence assessments, Counter Terrorism Policing utilises the Probabilistic Yardstick. The Probabilistic … Analysis (PHIA), in the UK government, to standardise the way in which we describe probability in intelligence …
Keywords: Attack , Attack Methodology , Threat , Threat analysis , Self-Initiated Terrorists , VAPS , Complex , MTA , Marauding Attack , IEDs , Venues and Public Spaces