Unfortunately, 9/11 has not seemed to get people off their butts. I am not even sure they would get off their butts if a nuc wnet off on American soil. I wish I could be more positive, but I can't.
That day changed my perspective forever.
It is one thing to fight the enemy on foreign soil but quite another when the opening salvo of a war happens in NEW YORK CITY!!
The day that SUPPOSEDLY changed us all forever, lasted 6 months and has slowly but surely diminished in it's enormity to where it is now not much more than another date on a dumbed downed public school history test, that 50% of the students get WRONG!
If 911 wasn't enough to wake up the masses then I agree with you that nothing short of a nuke will wake up the people of this nation.
NYC isn’t really that dear to the hearts of millions of Americans. A hit on Mayberry would be another thing altogether.