Terror alert system
Terror alert systems are standardised emergency population warning systems for describing and disseminating information about terrorism-related threats. They became more popular after the September 11 attacks on the United States in 2001.
Australia
    
National Counter-Terrorism Alert Level
- Certain - terrorist attack is imminent or has occurred
 - Expected- terrorist attack is highly likely
 - Probable - terrorist attack is likely
 - Possible - terrorist attack could occur
 - Low - terrorist attack is not expected
 
Administered by the Federal Attorney-General's Department.
France
    
Plan Vigipirate
- Yellow - to stress vigilance
 - Orange - to warn of terrorist action
 - Red - to warn of serious attempts
 - Crimson - to warn of major attempts
 
Ireland (Republic of)
    
International Terror Threat Level
- Low: An attack is deemed unlikely.
 - Moderate: An attack is possible, but not likely.
 - Substantial: An attack is a strong possibility.
 - Severe: An attack is highly likely.
 - Critical: An attack is imminent or has occurred.
 
Administered by the Garda Síochána.[1]
Since November 2015, the international terrorism threat level is considered to be at moderate, meaning an attack is "possible but not likely".[2][3]
Netherlands
    
    
Russia
    
- Blue - an unconfirmed information about real terroristic threat[4]
 - Yellow - a confirmed information about real terroristic threat
 - Red - an information about committed terrorist act
 
United Kingdom
    
- Low - an attack is unlikely
 - Moderate - an attack is possible, but not likely
 - Substantial - an attack is a strong possibility
 - Severe - an attack is highly likely
 - Critical - an attack is expected imminently or has occurred
 
Administered by the Joint Terrorist Analysis Centre
United States
    
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Homeland Security Advisory System
- Low - Low risk of terrorist attacks
 - Guarded - General risk of terrorist attacks
 - Elevated - Significant risk of terrorist attacks
 - High - High risk of terrorist attacks
 - Severe - Severe risk of terrorist attacks
 
Administered by the Department of Homeland Security
National Terrorism Advisory System
- Elevated Threat - Significant or high risk of terrorist attacks
 - Imminent Threat - Critical risk of terrorist attacks
 
References
    
- O'Keeffe, Cormac (2 May 2016). "What is the reality of the threat posed by Islamic extremists in Ireland?". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 3 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
 - "Terror threat level unaffected by attacks". Irish Independent. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
 - Williams, Paul; Brady, Tom (24 November 2015). "Units to counter terrorism step up training". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
 - УРОВНИ ТЕРРОРИСТИЧЕСКОЙ ОПАСНОСТИ | Национальный антитеррористический комитет(in Russian)
 
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