15 years later: Are we ready for the next 9/11?

A second plane hits the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Getty Images

A second plane hits the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Getty Images

It’s been 15 years since Sept. 11, 2001.

Fifteen years since nearly 3,000 people died in the attacks.

Fifteen years since we started living a “new normal” of increased security, lone wolf attacks and wondering what will happen next.

In an effort to stop another attack, the United States has spent more than $1 trillion to make America safer.

Critics say much of the money is poured into a black hole and not used to tackle threats that could kill more Americans than lost on 9/11.

What about dirty bombs, nukes, cyberthreats, and other threats we haven’t thought of yet.

Forty percent of Americans believe they or a family member will be a victim of a terrorist attack, according to a 2015 Gallup poll.

On this 15th anniversary, we take a look at how the United States is preparing itself to avoid the next 9/11

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