So apparently today the “official assessment” of the terrorist threat facing Britain is being made public for the first time today on the MI5 and Home Office websites.

OOh Secret Information! Or not? So what”s it say? Under “Threats” - –>

CURRENT THREAT LEVEL: SEVERE

Ah well, nothing new there then. A nice little quote by Tony is also featured:

“The [security] threat we face is not conventional. It is a challenge of a different nature from anything the world has faced before - Prime Minister, Tony Blair “

Ah indeedy. What”s a conventional threat then?

What else do they say –> Another little excerpt:

“There is a serious and sustained threat from international terrorism to the UK and UK interests overseas. The most significant terrorist threat comes from Al Qaida and associated networks. Information on Al Qaida”s typical methods of attack and targets and the current threat to the UK has been prepared by the Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre. Northern Ireland-related terrorism continues to pose a threat. Dissident republican terrorist groups, who have rejected the Good Friday Agreement of April 1998, still aspire to mount attacks in Great Britain.

The spread, or proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction(WMD) is another potential danger to the UK”s security. The Security Service has been involved in countering this threat since 1992. The threat from espionage(or spying) against the UK did not end with the collapse of Soviet communism in the early 1990s. Several countries are actively seeking British information and material to advance their own military, technological, political and economic programmes”

UPDATE 10th August: MI5 CURRENT THREAT LEVEL UPPED TO CRITICAL