"associated threat" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is used to introduce the idea that there is some kind of connection between two things and that one thing brings with it a possible threat. For example: "The associated threat of increased regulations in the industry has caused many companies to reevaluate their operations."
Identification of susceptible wildlife of Maio Island is of upmost importance to evaluate the risk of pathogen spill over from domestic to wild animals in Cape Verde and to evaluate the associated threat to the wild susceptible species.
These may in part be associated with HIV-related stigma and a wish to avoid discovery or disclosure of HIV status and the associated threat of rejection and reduced social support (Imrie & Macdonald, 2009).
Balancing any potential short-term drop in ratings – with the associated threat to revenues – if in-house commissions are favoured over outsiders was always going to be tricky.
As they announced the arrests in Birmingham and at Gatwick, West Midlands police said it had been working with Belgian and French authorities to "address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe".
The assistant chief constable, Marcus Beale, who leads on counter-terrorism for the West Midlands, said: "This action forms part of an extensive investigation by West Midlands counter-terrorism unit, together with the wider counter-terrorism network, MI5 and international partners including Belgian and French authorities to address any associated threat to the UK following the attacks in Europe".
Threatening Sequences By combining the robustness of each sequence with its probability to occur, we identify the associated threat level, as the product of these two values.
Increasing human pressures on coastlines and associated threats posed by sea-level rise have stimulated development of a range of different concepts and methodological approaches to assess coastal vulnerability.
Modelling nitrogen transfer and transformation at the landscape scale is relevant to estimate the mobility of the reactive forms of nitrogen (Nr) and the associated threats to the environment.
Therefore, more accurate clarification is needed of the relationships between biochemical factors and bone structure to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and associated threats.
Guided by the Convention, UNICEF will continue to work with the Government, our sister UN agencies and the media to shield children and women from the associated threats of the global economic crisis and food insecurity.
The concern remains, however, that by effectively bailing out financial miscreants, the Bank of England may encourage more risky financial behavior in the future (so-called "moral hazard"), and as result increase the risk of a future bank crisis and its associated threats to cardiovascular health.
