TrillVilleN1
05-15-2014, 08:58
http://kotaku.com/the-us-military-has-a-real-plan-to-fight-the-zombie-apo-1576586987
The United States military has a plan to help defend you from the zombie apocalypse. It's a real plan, made by real military personnel, using real taxpayer's money.
2 (http://kotaku.com/hell-i-would-want-my-government-to-cover-everything-1576616967)3 (http://kotaku.com/using-real-taxpayers-money-i-feel-like-youre-saying-thi-1576610905)P
Called CONOP 8888-11 "Counter-Zombie Dominance", it is incredibly detailed. You can check it out, in full, below.
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So it's a joke, right? Well, yes and no. The plan was written up a few years back during an exercise at the U.S. Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska. Foreign Policy (http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/05/13/exclusive_the_pentagon_has_a_plan_to_stop_the_zombie_apocalypse) writes staff there "looked for a creative way to devise a planning document to protect citizens in the event of an attack of any kind".
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Since plans for stuff like nuclear and biological attacks existed, they went with zombies.
So the subject matter and inspiration may be a joke, but in terms of getting them to flex their muscles and come up with a plan for everything, it appears to have been a success, one in which they deal with "evil magic zombies" about as seriously as you could possibly do it.
12 (http://kotaku.com/no-defense-against-evil-magic-zombies-i-guess-jesus-is-1576620046)P
This thing is so comprehensive you'd think it was written by Max Brooks with the help of 117 Pentagon staffers in a world where zombies actually exist. It covers everything, from how we'd react to a zombie apocalypse to training methods to how to dispose of zombie corpses.
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If you're a fan of stuff like World War Z, the full report is excellent reading.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/223872345/CONPLAN-8888
The United States military has a plan to help defend you from the zombie apocalypse. It's a real plan, made by real military personnel, using real taxpayer's money.
2 (http://kotaku.com/hell-i-would-want-my-government-to-cover-everything-1576616967)3 (http://kotaku.com/using-real-taxpayers-money-i-feel-like-youre-saying-thi-1576610905)P
Called CONOP 8888-11 "Counter-Zombie Dominance", it is incredibly detailed. You can check it out, in full, below.
P
So it's a joke, right? Well, yes and no. The plan was written up a few years back during an exercise at the U.S. Strategic Command in Omaha, Nebraska. Foreign Policy (http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/05/13/exclusive_the_pentagon_has_a_plan_to_stop_the_zombie_apocalypse) writes staff there "looked for a creative way to devise a planning document to protect citizens in the event of an attack of any kind".
P
Since plans for stuff like nuclear and biological attacks existed, they went with zombies.
So the subject matter and inspiration may be a joke, but in terms of getting them to flex their muscles and come up with a plan for everything, it appears to have been a success, one in which they deal with "evil magic zombies" about as seriously as you could possibly do it.
12 (http://kotaku.com/no-defense-against-evil-magic-zombies-i-guess-jesus-is-1576620046)P
This thing is so comprehensive you'd think it was written by Max Brooks with the help of 117 Pentagon staffers in a world where zombies actually exist. It covers everything, from how we'd react to a zombie apocalypse to training methods to how to dispose of zombie corpses.
P
If you're a fan of stuff like World War Z, the full report is excellent reading.
http://www.scribd.com/doc/223872345/CONPLAN-8888