K faces various terrorist threats however recently these threats are narrowed to extremist groups. In 2017 London suffered a transport terrorist attack where an explosive device denotated on a London underground train at the Parsons green. Unfortunately, this led to twenty-nine people being injured and was a result of the Islamic state of Iraq. These increased threats cause UK residents to live in fear worrying about the next attack therefore affecting UK security. Moreover, cyber terrorism is one of the biggest threats towards UK security however these new threats are more difficult to counter and protect the UK from. Recent concerns include potential threats on infrastructure as well as the government and businesses.

So, to enhance security policy against escalating terrorist threats the UK needs to enhance and strengthen counter terrorism. However, like most policies the effectiveness can be debated particularly as protecting the UK against threats is costly and near impossible. The UK could potentially implement multiple measures, all of which fall under the categories of defensive or proactive. The question over which type would be more effective to enhance UK security policy is difficult to answer. This is because both types have issues as well as benefits therefore to maximise security policy a combination of methods should be employed.

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