How many times must Russian officials tell the American people that the Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces will unleash its fury on the United States of America? Few Americans are aware of the very serious warnings. Even among those who have heard or read the threats, there is not much concern that Moscow may actually carry out a surprise first strike on American cities.
[trunews.com]
Normalcy bias is strong in the American culture. We thought that declarations of neutrality would be sufficient in the 1940s to maintain isolationism, until the Empire of Japan launched a surprise attack on the Pacific Fleet. Most Americans will dismiss the warnings until mushroom shaped clouds grow up from US cities.