… A CBS poll last week found that 69% of Americans think a terrorist attack is likely in the United States over the next few months, up from 44% in April.
Over time, that number is likely to recede if similar attacks don’t occur soon, according to John Mueller of Ohio State University, who has studied public responses to terrorism. That’s what happened after earlier attacks such as the 2013 bombing at the Boston Marathon and the 2005 bombings on the London Underground.
But the fear never quite goes away, Mueller adds. CONT.
Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times
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