These measures were put in place after the Paris attack which took Europe by surprise creating a need to improve the preparedness of nations for possible terrorist attacks. Initially, the UK was only prepared for three simultaneous attacks which they have boosted to 10 in the wake of the increasing Islamists’ attack threats.
Additionally the bomb disposal squad is assembling a standby team that will deal with ‘dirty bombs’ that is chemical or biological bombs. Efforts to crack down on illegal arms ownership in a bid to reduce the unregulated firearm ownership in the street that are being used by British Jihadists have been boosted.
The UK has recorded a high number of youths joining the Islamists in the Middle East with some of the fighters returning home to plan attacks on behalf of the terrorist groups. A Brit, Mohamed Emwazi dubbed Jihadi John is one of the notorious ISIS members responsible for brutal beheadings. The counterterrorism measures are necessary not only in the UK but globally as a way to either avert attacks or reduce the casualties to a minimum.
