Poll results

Fox News Poll: Changing concerns on US security

The largest number of voters, 33 percent, says rogue nations like North Korea and Iran pose the biggest threat to national security. That’s nearly three times as many who felt that way in January (12 percent). At that time, a majority said the greatest threat was terrorist groups like ISIS. But the number picking terrorist groups as the greatest threat has dropped by nearly half: from 51 percent to 27 percent today.

Since January, North Korea has conducted nearly 40 missile tests or launches and fired off a long-range missile, while President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have traded insults. At the same time, Trump has threatened to withdraw the U.S. from the Iran nuclear agreement, while major progress was made in defeating the terrorist group ISIS in Raqqa.

Opinion has also shifted on which type of attack poses the most immediate threat to the country’s security. Today, 38 percent say cyberattacks, 26 percent terrorist attacks, and 17 percent nuclear attacks. The number citing cyberattacks is up 3 points since January, and those pointing to nuclear attacks increased by 7 points. But the percentage saying terrorist attacks dropped 17 points.