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Type
Policy

State of the Nation: Critical Infrastructure 2009

Date
19 August 2009

Infrastructure assets are critical to wider national networks, and provide the UK with:

  • Power
  • Clean water
  • Airports
  • Motorways

Without infrastructure we could not go about our daily lives. This report addresses the main threats to our infrastructure - system failure, climate change and terrorism - and outlines recommendations to mitigate their impact.

State of the Nation: Critical Infrastructure 2009

Content type: Policy

Last updated: June 2019

Authors: ICE

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  • Andrew Wescott, head of policy and public affairs at ICE
  • Andrew Wescott
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