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MI5 chief's warning on state and extremist threats

MI5 chief Ken McCallum's annual update says state-threat work now matches counter-terrorism in scale, with Russia 'aggressor number one' and Iran stepping up targeting of UK military sites. He cited 50 arrests in the past year disrupting Iran-led operations, rising far-right threats and AI risks.

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Latest · Tue 13 Oct, 15:52 UTCMI5 chief: state threats now equal terrorism in scaleMcCallum said Russia is 'aggressor number one', Iran is targeting military bases (the RAF Fairford plot is 'not unique') and 50 arrests disrupted Iran-led operations. He also warned of far-right and AI-related threats.

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MI5 chief: state threats now equal terrorism in scale
McCallum said Russia is 'aggressor number one', Iran is targeting military bases (the RAF Fairford plot is 'not unique') and 50 arrests disrupted Iran-led operations. He also warned of far-right and AI-related threats.
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5 sourcesBBC World, Al Jazeera, The Hindu, Meduza, The Guardian · World
- BBC WorldRSSTue 13 Oct, 15:52
  MI5 chief warns of threats to UK from Russia, Iran and AI Sir Ken McCallum says operations to tackle terrorism and state threats are now roughly of an "equal scale".
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- Al JazeeraRSSTue 13 Oct, 16:06
  UK spy chief says Iran is stepping up targeting of military bases MI5 chief says 50 arrests were made in past year to disrupt Iran-led operations.
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- The HinduRSSTue 13 Oct, 16:29
  MI5 chief says Iran targeting military sites, suspected plot at RAF Fairford 'not unique' Ken McCallum, who leads the UK's domestic security service, said Tehran is seeking to intensify its attacks in Britain beyond the traditional targets of Iranians opposed to the country's Is
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- MeduzaRSSTue 13 Oct, 17:19
  Britain’s domestic intelligence agency is devoting more resources to foreign threats than during the Cold War. Its chief calls Russia ‘aggressor number one.’ Britain’s domestic intelligence service is now devoting more resources to countering state threats than it did during the
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- The Guardian · WorldRSSTue 13 Oct, 17:58
  Far-right and Iran add to mix of terror threats UK faces – not to mention AI Annual update from MI5 chief highlighted a complex cocktail that could have real-life consequences for BritainMI5’s annual threat update covers so much ground it is easy to feel anxious. The terror thre
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MI5 chief warns of rising far-right terrorism risk
McCallum said a shift from anti-immigration views to violence against asylum hotels is the most marked trend in MI5's caseload and has raised the UK threat level; he also warned AI could 'change the stakes' on bioweapons.
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2 sourcesThe Guardian · World, Insider Paper
- The Guardian · WorldRSSTue 13 Oct, 12:00
  Rightwing extremists increasingly likely to consider terrorist attacks, MI5 chief says Move from anti-immigration or anti-Muslim views to violence is ‘most marked trend’ in spy agency’s caseload over last yearExtremists holding anti-immigration opinions are becoming increasingly
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- Insider PaperTelegramTue 13 Oct, 13:06
  BREAKING: AI could ‘change the stakes’ on bioweapons, MI5 spy chief warns READ:
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12:00 UTC
MI5 chief: more resources on state threats than Cold War
McCallum called Russia 'aggressor number one', citing assassination plots, explosive threats and cyber-attacks, and said its progress in Ukraine is minimal and costly.
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3 sourcesBBC Breaking, Insider Paper, Meduza
- BBC BreakingXTue 13 Oct, 12:05
  MI5 devoting more resources to countering state threats than during Cold War, says intelligence chief
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- Insider PaperTelegramTue 13 Oct, 12:07
  BREAKING: MI5 is devoting more resource to countering state threats than during the Cold War, the head of the intelligence service has said
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- MeduzaTelegramTue 13 Oct, 13:44RU
  Глава MI5 заявил, что Россия ведет «гибридную войну» в Европе — на фоне минимальных успехов в Украине Британская контрразведка сейчас выделяет больше ресурсов противодействию государственным угрозам, чем во время холодной войны, сообщил глава MI5 Кен Маккаллум. Россия, по е
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MI5 chief's warning on state and extremist threats

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Tuesday 13 October

MI5 chief: state threats now equal terrorism in scale

MI5 chief warns of rising far-right terrorism risk

MI5 chief: more resources on state threats than Cold War