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The UK Threat Levels refer to the alert state that has been in use since 1 August 2006, by the British government, to warn of forms of terrorist activity. Before then a colour based alert scheme known as BIKINI state was used.
[edit] Threat Levels
| Threat level |
Response |
| Critical |
an attack is expected imminently |
|
Maximum protective security measures to meet specific threats and to minimise vulnerability and risk |
| Severe |
an attack is highly likely |
|
Additional and sustainable protective security measures reflecting the broad nature the threat combined with specific business and geographical vulnerabilities and judgements on acceptable risk |
| Substantial |
an attack is a strong possibility |
| Moderate |
an attack is possible, but not likely |
|
Routine protective security measures appropriate to the business concerned |
| Low |
an attack is unlikely |
[edit] History
- 1 August 2006 - Threat level set at SEVERE
- Threat level published for the first time
- 10 August 2006 - Threat level raised to CRITICAL
- The threat level was increased to critical following the disruption of a major terrorist plot to target UK flights
- 14 August 2006 - Threat level lowered to SEVERE
- 30 June 2007 - Threat level raised to CRITICAL
- 4 July 2007 - Threat level lowered to SEVERE[2]
- ^ "Terror threat level now 'critical'", Press Association, The Guardian, June 30 2007
- ^ Press Association. "Terror threat level scaled down", The Guardian, 2007-07-04. Retrieved on 2007-07-04.
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