JTAC upgrade threat level to "Severe"

[Nixt]

The UK terror threat level is being raised from "substantial" to "severe", Home Secretary Alan Johnson has said. The new alert level means a terrorist attack is considered "highly likely". It had stood at substantial since July.

Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8476238.stm


Scary stuff!

[jackass]

I wonder why this is?

[xxMATTGxx]

This is probably due to the new threats the United Kingdom, United States and any other country is getting to be honest.

[Nixt]

'tis loosely related to the foiled attack on Christmas Day innit

[Titch]

does it mean were guna die from terroists if we go london this summer LOL?

[Dan!]

tbh, why has it taken this long to agree that they need to"upgrade" the threat level and their saying;

"Mr Johnson stressed there was no intelligence to suggest a terrorist attack was imminent."

when this event happed nearly 30 days ago i think the threat level should of gone up couple days after the failed attacks on Christmas day. I really think theirs more in to this then they care to let on.

[Black_Apalachi]

Mr Johnson stressed there was no intelligence to suggest a terrorist attack was imminent.

:S:S:S

Regardless of this contradiction, I really don't understand this JTAC thing. How the hell can you possibly say how "likely" a terrorist attack is at any given moment? Additionally, I'm surprised the government would publish such information as surely all it can really do is cause panic?

I still say regardless of what may have happened recently - whether a plane has been flown into a building or a bus blown up or nothing at all - another terrorist could do anything at any time.

[Sly]

Terrorists get on my nerves

[-:Undertaker:-]

Just before an election - now thats a coincidence!

[Wig44.]

Let me guess, the terrorist attack is going to happen when a training exercise is ongoing, and the training exercise happens to be a simulated version of the actual attack, which will be a huge coincidence. Oh, wait, that was 9/11 and 7/7.