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Remains the worst domestic terrorist act in american history. it changed the country in ways that are still being felt. >> people forget how different the world was when the bombing happened. it shattered across the world people's feelings of safety and security because if it can happen in oklahoma city, it can happen anywhere. if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone. >> we're became a more cautious society. barriers went up around federal buildings. you have more security. the seeds of homeland security were actually planted by timothy mcveigh. >> there were other changes as well. the...

Well. the attack led to significant engineering improvements that allow buildings to better withstand excessive forces, whether manmade or natural. and legislation passed in the wake of the disaster has given greater voice to the victims and families left behind by attacks like the oklahoma city bombing. timothy mcveigh believed that he was going to cause people to rise up and rebel against their government. this was going to be the start of the revolution. and what happened was the total opposite. you saw a community in total support of its law enforcement, of its firemen, of its government. ...

Guard u.s. military personnel at a recruiting station. in texas, air force sergeant jose cortex worries recruiters are sitting ducks. >> we are essentially a lone target. >> reporter: at the chattanooga recruiting center several marine tour combat veterans reports as bullets flew they went into combat mode to clear the area. having everyone drop to the floor and escape out the back. an initial pentagon review in the hours after the attack led to no significant security changes. pentagon officials say. but the defense department is under pressure from the white house to show action on beefing u...

>> people forget how different the world was when the bombing happened. and i think it shattered across the world people's feelings of safety and security because if it can happen in oklahoma city, it can happen anywhere. if it can happen to me, it can happen to anyone. >> we became a more cautious society, barriers went up around federal buildings. you have more security. the seeds of homeland security were actually planted by timothy mcveigh. >> there were other changes, as well. the attack led to significant engineering improvements that allow buildings to better withstand excessive forces,...

Airplane. just stay quiet. >> reporter: the 9/11 terror attack led to reinforced cockpit doors on all commercial airplanes. the doors so strong they can resist bullets, even sh raprapnel from a hand grenade. the ax isn't either but after flight 370 mysteriously disappeared in 2014 investigators wonder if the flight might have been doomed by a crew member. some took issue with those new cockpit doors. >> one either had to be incapacitated or locked out. that's one of the concerns we had after 9/11. don't lock those doors so that you can't get in from the outside if something happens. and fell o...