Utilise risk comparisons

Underlying the single-yardstick approach is the faulty notion that major damage is, by definition, the result of a major risk. Our increasingly interdependent world, however, means that serious incidents are often the result of an accretion of relatively small risks. Even if risks could be measured with a single, undisputed risk yardstick, then, the question is what impact this would have on po- 

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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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