Security Environment Threat List

Overview

The Security Environment Threat List (SETL) is

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A list of countries with United States (U.S.) Diplomatic Missions compiled by the Department of State (DOS) and updated semi-annually. The listed countries are evaluated based on transnational terrorism; political violence; human intelligence; technical threats; and criminal threats. The following four threat levels are based on these evaluations: Critical: A definite threat to U.S. assets based on an adversary's capability, intent to attack, and targeting conducted on a recurring basis. High: A credible threat to U.S. assets based on knowledge of an adversary's capability, intent to attack, and related incidents at similar facilities. Medium: A potential threat to U.S. assets based on knowledge of an adversary's desire to compromise the assets and the possibility that the adversary could obtain the capability to attack through a third party who has demonstrated such a capability. Low: Little or no threat as a result of the absence of credible evidence of capability, intent, or history of actual or planned attack against U.S. assets.

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