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 , 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 , 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 , 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. <EOS>