The phrase "assumed threat" is correct and can be used in written English.
You might use it to describe a situation when someone perceives a potential threat without any actual evidence that such a threat exists. For example, "The police officer assumed there was a threat and drew his weapon."
To locate a razor clam, while slowly walking along tap the ground in front of you with your shovel blade, clam gun or simply stomp your feet, the vibration will cause the clam to dig itself deeper to escape an assumed threat.
He called for upgrading the level of assumed threat that is the basis for designing protections of nuclear power plants.
At the same time he struck out against an assumed threat of a "return to Taliban rule," and insisted that al Qaeda terrorists "would accompany the core Taliban leadership," which arguably implies that the set of U.S. goals may not have narrowed very much, and that the U.S. is indeed still trying to control Afghanistan and dictate its future.
Snakes may also assume threat postures as they change their body form.
Simple qualitative rating might be weak also because it assumes threats are absolute, and because it might be too simple and insensitive.
There's a fair amount of evidence to suggest that the Clinton administration falsely assumed the threat of bombing would lead to a last-minute capitulation by Milosevic, but, having made the threat, felt obligated to follow through.
Assumes threat severity relates to monetary value whereas operative criteria might be legality and stakeholders values and norms.
"People should operate with an abundance of caution and assume the threat is real while demanding technical detail and evidence," he said.
"It's easy to assume this threat actor is controlled by the Russian government and they intentionally shut down power in this region in Ukraine, but evidence to prove that conclusion is very difficult to obtain for various reasons," said Tom Cross, chief technology officer at cybersecurity firm Drawbridge Networks.
Most enemies though, when seeing a Pyro with a little flare gun trying to hit them, assumes low threat towards the Pyro, as opposed to him using the Flamethrower.
Assumes threats absolute not relative to context.
