Protect Your Family Against Terrorism

Angus Weston

Description

Today we are all living under a credible terrorist threat, yet many people remain unprepared. Would you and your family know how to react if you were caught up in a terrorist attack? Do you take the necessary steps to protect your family from potential atrocities whenever you leave home?This book delivers the advice you need to help you and your family stay safe. Written in an easy-to-understand format by security experts with many years of field experience in both military and civilian scenarios, it describes how best to prepare for the possibility of an attack, how to react should an incident occur close to you, and what to do in the immediate aftermath.With sections that cover a range of scenarios from an attack on the subway or on public transport to an incident at a beach hotel or even on a cruise ship, you will find straight-talking, no-nonsense advice based on real scenarios that helps you and your loved ones to make decisions and take action that could mean the difference between life and death.In addition to the various specific scenarios, you are also provided with advice on how to enhance your situational awareness in any situation, enabling you to protect your family from the next inevitable attack. Also included is a comprehensive checklist detailing actions to take prior to travelling away from home.Terrorist atrocities are becoming more frequent. Don't let your family find themselves in a dangerous situation without the knowledge of how best to react - Protect Your Family Against Terrorism.

Sujets

• Assertiveness
• Terrorism
• Reference work

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 25 avril 2017
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781785386732
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

Protect Your Family Against Terrorism
By
Angus Weston
&
Pusser Trayner




First published in 2017 by
Atlas Security Advice
© Copyright 2017 Angus Weston and Pusser Trayner
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It’s time to increase your security awareness!



Introduction
How ATLAS can help you stay safe whether at home or travelling abroad
Unfortunately, over the last two decades there has been an increase in risk to innocent people across the world, aside from the normal criminal element of thieves and con-men. This increased risk is from terrorists who hold their own twisted ideologies; they have increased global threat levels to new highs. In the current worldwide environment, it is therefore prudent that any family wishing to holiday abroad should now start to give increased attention to the heightened risk posed by the threat of terrorism and those who would do harm to our loved ones without a second thought. As we have recently seen, we are no longer safe within our home country’s borders either, and therefore our protection advice is equally pertinent for those living in cities, as population centres across the world have been - and will continue to be - a viable target for terrorists.
We do not promote the tackling of armed perpetrators as a standard course of action, rather we advise a ‘ THINK ’, ‘ ASSESS ’ and ‘ ACT ’ policy to aid you in surviving a hostile situation. The threat from terrorists will only continue to increase.
A little specialist knowledge goes a long way, and so we at Atlas Security use our forty plus years of combined knowledge and experience in the commercial security industry to advise people how best to protect themselves and their families from the threat of terrorism. We hope to raise people’s situational awareness of normal day-to-day travel, as well as give advice in the event that people are caught up in a hostile situation at home or abroad.



Chapter 1: About the Authors


The authors served in Her Majesty’s Royal Marines Commandos
Both Angus and Pusser were born and schooled in the Midlands area of England, UK. They had never met, but as young boys keen for adventure, each one separately decided to join the UK’s Royal Marines in the mid-seventies. It would not be until the following decade that they were to meet and begin what has become a life-long friendship.
Both had a very keen interest in weapons, different types of warfare, field craft and tactics and so it was not surprising to find that they each took up the same Specialist Qualification as Platoon Weapons Instructors ( PW ), qualifying as PW First Class.


The famous Green Beret of the Royal Marines
Throughout their time in the Royal Marines, Angus and Pusser were deployed on numerous occasions to global operations or crises to provide protection for those in need, winning their hearts and minds in the process. Both have seen active service in theatres as diverse as the Falklands, Northern Ireland, Belize, Cyprus, and Iraq; they fought in the Gulf War as well as undertaking other specialist duties working closely with Special Forces and providing protection duties for the Royal family.
During their twenty-two years of military service, Angus and Pusser made many other life-long friends or “oppos”. They are very proud to belong to the brotherhood of the Royal Marines and regard it as second-to-none. When you ask either what has enabled them most to succeed in life, their reply is that they were in the Royal Marines.
“The Royal Marines has given us both an unbelievable sense of achievement and an ability to overcome adversity in any walk of life. That is the confidence the Royal Marines breeds and it is what makes us the men we are today”.
-Angus & Pusser


Royal Marines see action in many theatres of operation across the world during their service
Having both completed their full twenty-two-year careers with the Royal Marines, a natural progression was for Angus and Pusser to move into the commercial security sector. Both have a large amount of experience in this field with a variety of expertise gained from having held positions as security project and safety managers.
In many of these appointments, both men were team leaders and instructors, planning and conducting training which led to live operations globally. Over time both have undertaken roles in armed personal protection as well as other related fieldwork across the world including maritime security operations working in an anti-piracy capacity.
Other experiences in which Angus and Pusser have been involved include investigations into drug smuggling, gun-running and theft on a large scale; their success in these operations helped avoid great cost to many companies, due to their skills, training and determination to gain a positive result.
As young men they swore an oath to Queen and country to uphold and protect against all enemies both foreign and domestic. To this day they have not forgotten that oath - It is as important today as it was the day it was taken. Having never forgotten the importance of that commitment even now, this book of security advice means a great deal to them. Angus and Pusser hope it will become an important part of you and your family’s life. If the advice in this book helps to prevent the injury or death of even just one person, then their hard work and committment to writing it has meant they have kept their oath. Their advice and services are available to those who are in need of help and support!
“Stay safe, keep your family safe and remember, we’re here if and when you need us”.



Chapter 2: Know Your Terrorist


The terrorist threat today is greater than it has ever been
The Problem
The USA is now living under a credible terrorist threat which is considered as the ‘ new normal ’. We need to face up to this fact and acknowledge that there is a problem. Atlas Security Advice believes that there are several basic factors that contribute to the problem: Previous governments over a long period are guilty of under-funding emergency services in order to help cut national financial deficits. This in turn has led to fewer security services being able to police individual jurisdictions and keep you and your family safe. The police can’t be ‘everywhere’, meaning that without specific sound intelligence, the terrorists can commit an attack at a location of their choice, virtually risk free. Socially, the impact of an exponential increase in stress levels on housing, health, jobs and cultural lifestyles will continue to breed resentment in communities already under strain. There is an increasing ‘ millennial ’ population unable or unwilling to integrate within society due to feeling alienated. Greater numbers of disillusioned youngsters within disadvantaged communities are being targeted for radicalization. There is greater experience from terrorist fighters returning from global war zones, which is being utilized to train newly radicalized recruits ‘at home’.
In summary, the problem is only going to increase going forward and so we at Atlas Security Advice, advise the need for you to start doing something for you and all your family , to try and mitigate the inevitable hostile situation that you may be confronted with in the future.
Terrorism (Ideology)
What is the definition of Terrorism?
The use of force, or the threat of force, by individuals or organizations, to achieve by illegal means, their political or ideological aims against a nation and its citizens.
Terrorists are often fanatics who cannot be reasoned with because they believe that they are fighting for a righteous cause. Many are prepared to die in order to help achieve their aim of destabilizing their targeted sovereign nation.
We hear all the time that the terrorists have been radicalized, how does it happen? What is Radicalization?
Radicalization is a process by which an individual or group comes to adopt increasingly extreme political, social, or religious ideals and aspirations that reject or undermine the status quo or undermine contemporary ideas and expressions of freedom of choice.
There are varying phases of radicalization reported, but it can be condensed into four basic stages:
Stage 1: Recruitment
Underachievers, those from a poor social background or in fact any young angry person disillusioned with life are primary targets for recruitment into terrorist organizations. Anyone showing signs of being easily manipulated and/or show sympathetic tendencies are selected for further scrutiny.
Stage 2: Isolation
The next step is to isolate the target selected from