Which of the following is a criterion for imminent threat?

• A. Weapon
• B. Intent
• C. Delivery System
• D. Circumstances

Answer: (C)

The key idea here is immediacy: what makes a threat able to happen right away. The delivery system is the concrete means by which harm can be carried out in the near term. If someone has a ready way to deliver the harm—a weapon or tool already accessible and usable—the threat can be acted on now, which is what “imminent” implies.

Having intent shows planning, but without a ready mechanism to act, the threat isn’t as immediately actionable. A weapon points to potential danger, but it doesn’t by itself prove immediate capability unless it’s readily usable. Circumstances can raise urgency, yet the decisive factor for immediacy is the available delivery system—the means to execute the threat without delay.