1: Terrorism and WMD
Making the world safer from global terrorism and weapons of mass destruction Other Information:
The UK, our citizens and our interests worldwide will remain a target for global terrorist networks, and other terrorist groups.
The Government’s counterterrorism strategy (“CONTEST”) seeks to minimise the threat and our vulnerability through four strands:
Reducing the threat PREVENT: addressing the factors which encourage radicalisation and terrorist recruitment at home and abroad.
These may include social and political alienation, poor governance, conflict and extremist propaganda PURSUE: disrupting terrorist
plans, activities and capabilities, at home and abroad Reducing our vulnerability PROTECT: making the UK and UK interests
worldwide harder targets for terrorist attack PREPARE: ensuring that we can respond effectively to terrorist attacks in ways
which minimise their human and political consequences. International action is central to this strategy. We will work to weaken
the capabilities of terrorist organisations by promoting international co-operation and building political will and government
capacity in key countries. We will promote reform abroad to address the structural problems which can push people towards
extremism. We will look at the problem of states that offer refuge or support to terrorists, and tackle other areas where
terrorists may enjoy a safe haven. We will encourage international action to curb those who advocate or champion terrorism.
Preventing terrorist groups and states of concern from acquiring WMD will remain a high priority. Regional stability and the
strength of the global nuclear nonproliferation regime will depend in particular on preventing and containing destabilising
military nuclear programmes. We will use the full range of nonproliferation and counter-proliferation tools to do so. This
includes continuing to support effective international agreements, taking part in practical multilateral action, and implementing
our own legal obligations.
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