# America built a fortress after 9/11. Then the threat started hiding in plain sight

https://mins.news/en/item/54960

- Fox News, 2026-09-11 17:04 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/america-built-fortress-after-9-11-threat-started-hiding-plain-sight

> Former U.S. counterterrorism official Javed Ali says America is better protected against another attack on the scale of 9/11, but today’s threats are harder to detect. The attacks prompted a vast security architecture including TSA and the Department of Homeland Security, while online radicalization, small cells, cyberattacks and state-sponsored threats have created new vulnerabilities.

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