Speculation about how "our government" will do in the face of "mass disaster" is unnecessary.
Remember 9/11? Hundreds of NYFD men and women selflessly gave their own lives when duty called. Sad and tragic as it is (I include them and their families in my prayers..as I am certain many Americans do).
The outbreak of war hostilities in our homeland will hardly compare to the occasional "goosing' your Grandma gets at the JAL check-in counter. Pal.
This is America.
Only to those that have misplaced trust. Yes, this is America, where public sector employees are notoriously lazy and stupid, though, to their credit (I suppose) they are somewhat less corrupt than in Mexico or Nigeria.