A dual threat warning system, operative for detecting a flash event of a threat source and further operative for detecting a laser transmission of a threat source, characterized in that the system comprises: at least one sensor module, operative to receive incoming radiation, said sensor module comprising discrete sensors comprising: at least one discrete impact recognition sensor, operative to detect the presence of an incident laser pulse of said incoming radiation; at least one discrete spectral sensor, operative to detect if the spectral range of said incoming radiation is above or below a specified setpoint; and at least one discrete frequency sensor, operative to detect if the frequency of said incoming radiation is above or below a specified setpoint; said sensor module further comprising at least one filter (124, 126), operative for filtering said incoming radiation according to at least one filtering criteria, and a processor, coupled with said sensor module, said processor operative for determining, using said discrete sensors, if said incoming radiation is resulting from a flash event comprising of a light flash associated with the launching of a threat, and if said incoming radiation is resulting from an active laser transmission comprising laser radiation transmitted by a threat source, based on spectral characteristics and temporal characteristics of said incoming radiation, whereby a flash event has a duration on the order of milliseconds, whereas an active laser transmissions has a duration on the order of nanoseconds, wherein said discrete sensors are configured to sample at a sampling rate capable of detection up to a nanosecond range, to enable both flash event detection and active laser transmission detection using said discrete sensors. at least one sensor module, operative to receive incoming radiation, said sensor module comprising discrete sensors comprising: at least one discrete impact recognition sensor, operative to detect the presence of an incident laser pulse of said incoming radiation; at least one discrete spectral sensor, operative to detect if the spectral range of said incoming radiation is above or below a specified setpoint; and at least one discrete frequency sensor, operative to detect if the frequency of said incoming radiation is above or below a specified setpoint; said sensor module further comprising at least one filter (124, 126), operative for filtering said incoming radiation according to at least one filtering criteria, and at least one discrete impact recognition sensor, operative to detect the presence of an incident laser pulse of said incoming radiation; at least one discrete spectral sensor, operative to detect if the spectral range of said incoming radiation is above or below a specified setpoint; and at least one discrete frequency sensor, operative to detect if the frequency of said incoming radiation is above or below a specified setpoint; said sensor module further comprising at least one filter (124, 126), operative for filtering said incoming radiation according to at least one filtering criteria, and a processor, coupled with said sensor module, said processor operative for determining, using said discrete sensors, if said incoming radiation is resulting from a flash event comprising of a light flash associated with the launching of a threat, and if said incoming radiation is resulting from an active laser transmission comprising laser radiation transmitted by a threat source, based on spectral characteristics and temporal characteristics of said incoming radiation, whereby a flash event has a duration on the order of milliseconds, whereas an active laser transmissions has a duration on the order of nanoseconds, wherein said discrete sensors are configured to sample at a sampling rate capable of detection up to a nanosecond range, to enable both flash event detection and active laser transmission detection using said discrete sensors.