# Mass-Casualty Threat System **Entity class:** Systems concept A **mass-casualty threat system** is an assembled configuration of intent, people, networks, access, expertise, physical effectors, targets, and timing capable of producing large-scale harm. Its destructive capacity is an emergent property of the coupled system rather than necessarily an intrinsic property of any one component. ## Relationships [[wiki/Person as Threat System|Person as Threat System]] · [[wiki/Emergent Mass Destruction|Emergent Mass Destruction]] · [[wiki/Threat Network|Threat Network]] ## Sources - [FBI — FY 2025 Budget Request testimony, April 11, 2024](https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-testimony/a-review-of-the-president-s-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-federal-bureau-of-investigation) **As of:** 2026-09-23