The United States military has a plan to help defend you from the zombie apocalypse. Itâs a real plan, made by real military personnel, using real taxpayerâs money.
Called CONOP 8888-11 âCounter-Zombie Dominanceâ, it is incredibly detailed. You can check it out, in full, below.
So itâs 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 writes staff there âlooked for a creative way to devise a planning document to protect citizens in the event of an attack of any kindâ.
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 âevil magic zombiesâ about as seriously as you could possibly do it.
This thing is so comprehensive youâd 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 weâd react to a zombie apocalypse to training methods to how to dispose of zombie corpses.
If youâre a fan of stuff like World War Z, the full report is excellent reading.
Exclusive: The Pentagon Has a Plan to Stop the Zombie Apocalypse. Seriously. [Foreign Policy]
