--- description: “I am determined to prioritize the resources we need to combat the terrorist threat,” U.K. Prime Minister says. title: U.K. to Add 1,900 Anti-Terror Personnel After Paris Attack image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7bbb32d401fae41d/698871345f570f2501b1e578/gettyimages-479037840.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [U.K.](/tag/u-k/) ## U.K. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The U.K. Plans to Add 1,900 Anti-Terrorism Personnel In Wake of Paris Attacks by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 16, 2015 9:25 AM CUT  Members of the police walk as they take part in exercise Strong Tower, a counter-terror exercise held in and around the disused London Underground station at Aldwych in central London on June 30, 2015. Members of the police walk as they take part in exercise Strong Tower, a counter-terror exercise held in and around the disused London Underground station at Aldwych in central London on June 30, 2015.BEN STANSALL—AFP/Getty Images by [Mark Rivett-Carnac](/author/mark-rivett-carnac/) ## Mark Rivett-Carnac Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 16, 2015 9:25 AM CUT The U.K. plans to recruit an extra 1,900 security and intelligence staff to combat the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS), according to an [announcement](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/plans-to-significantly-boost-counter-terrorism-and-aviation-security "undefined") from Prime Minister David Cameron’s office on Monday. As part of its five-year defense review to be released next week, the U.K. government also expects to more than double aviation security funding and increase safety assessments of airports around the world. These new counter-terrorism efforts follow in the wake of brutal [attacks in Paris](http://time.com/4113768/paris-attacks-friday-night-minute-timeline/ "undefined") on Friday and the [crash of Metrojet Flight 9268](http://time.com/4104187/bomb-plane-sinai-metrojet/ "undefined") in Egypt on Oct. 31. “I am determined to prioritize the resources we need to combat the terrorist threat,” Cameron said in the statement. “This is a generational struggle that demands we provide more manpower to combat those who would destroy us and our values.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4114143/uk-defense-intelligence-staff-isis/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4114143/uk-defense-intelligence-staff-isis/"},"headline":"The U.K. Plans to Add 1,900 Anti-Terrorism Personnel In Wake of Paris Attacks","datePublished":"2015-11-16T09:25:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T12:39:14.096Z","description":"It also expects to more than double aviation security funding","url":"https://time.com/4114143/uk-defense-intelligence-staff-isis/","keywords":["U.K.","Terrorism","ISIS","Security","intelligence"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7bbb32d401fae41d/698871345f570f2501b1e578/gettyimages-479037840.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mark Rivett-Carnac","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/mark-rivett-carnac/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7bbb32d401fae41d/698871345f570f2501b1e578/gettyimages-479037840.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BRITAIN-ATTACKS-POLICE","caption":"BRITAIN-ATTACKS-POLICE","creditText":"BEN STANSALL—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/u-k/","name":"U.K."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4114143/uk-defense-intelligence-staff-isis/","name":"The U.K. Plans to Add 1,900 Anti-Terrorism Personnel In Wake of Paris Attacks"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: French Officials Search for Second Fugitive","description":"A manhunt is underway for at least one suspect involved in the Paris attacks","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/93oYwVPg/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-11-17T18:51:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/93oYwVPg.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/4114143/uk-defense-intelligence-staff-isis/","duration":"PT1M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/4114143/uk-defense-intelligence-staff-isis/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```