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• n  something that is a source of danger
  earthquakes are a constant threat in Japan
• n  a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
  they were under threat of arrest
• n  declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another
  his threat to kill me was quite explicit
• n  a person who inspires fear or dread

• Senator Obama claimed that the threat Iran poses to our security is tiny compared to the threat once posed by the former Soviet Union.
• PTI asks readers to highlight the biggest threat to world peace.
• Ashcroft strongly urged an increase in the threat level, and was supported by Rumsfeld.

• menace
• terror
• scourge

News & Articles

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• Dissident Threat to UK?
  DISSIDENT Republicans are judged more of a threat to Britain than Islamic terror groups, according to senior intelligence chiefs.Last weekend it was claimed that MI5 surveillance experts had determined that the Real IRA and the Continuity IRA currently pose a bigger danger to the British state than Islamic extremists linked to al-Qaeda.It is understood that two-thirds of all current MI5 wire ...
  June 26, 2013 - Irish Central
• Threat forces early dismissal at south St. Louis school
  (KMOV) – Authorities are investigating a threat made against a south St. Louis school Tuesday morning. Administrators at Confluence Academy in the 3100 block of Meramec said they were advised by police to lock down the campus.  Police said while the school was not on lockdown, students were allowed to leave early as a precaution. Authorities did not give details on the apparent threat. Officials ...
  June 25, 2013 - KMOV St. Louis
• Threat At South Confluence Academy Campus Causes Early Dismissal
  ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) -Students are leaving school early at Confluence Academy because of a threat made in connection with...
  June 25, 2013 - FOX 2 News St. Louis

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in 코리아타임즈
  With old friends and former foes, we will work tirelessly to lessen the nuclear threat, and roll back the specter of a warming planet,Obama said.
• David S. Kris in Times of India
  These charges underscore the global nature of the terrorist threat we face,Assistant Attorney General David Kris said.