Intertwine opportunities and threats

In decision-making, a reference to the advantages may lead to uncertain dangers being accepted, either implicitly or explicitly, for example because it is simply impossible or undesirable to exclude uncertain threats (too expensive, takes up too much space). The risk-based approach imphes that physical safety will in fact be violated at some point. The approach taken to incidents (Chapter 2) and damage arrangements (Chapter 4) are therefore necessary complements for a policy that focuses on risks and uncertainty. However, government must then cope with (and be able to cope with) potential violations of physical safety that should always be factored into any calculation of opportunities. The aim is 

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We have arrived at five reference points for dealing with potential threats across the entire spectrum of risks and uncertainty 1) intertwine opportunities and threats 2) make allowance for the social and psychological properties of danger 3) utilise risk comparisons in order to ease the political appraisal process ... 

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