As its authors note in the document’s “disclaimer section,” “this plan was not actually designed as a joke.” “Because zombies pose a threat to all non-zombie human life, will be prepared to preserve the sanctity of human life and conduct operations in support of any human population - including traditional adversaries.”ĬONOP 8888, otherwise known as “Counter-Zombie Dominance” and dated April 30, 2011, is no laughing matter, and yet of course it is. Strategic Command to develop a comprehensive to undertake military operations to preserve ‘non-zombie’ humans from the threats posed by a zombie horde,” CONOP 8888’s plan summary reads. “This plan fulfills fictional contingency planning guidance tasking for U.S. Incredibly, the Defense Department has a response if zombies attacked and the armed forces had to eradicate flesh-eating walkers in order to “preserve the sanctity of human life” among all the “non-zombie humans.”īuried on the military’s secret computer network is an unclassified document, obtained by Foreign Policy, called “CONOP 8888.” It’s a zombie survival plan, a how-to guide for military planners trying to isolate the threat from a menu of the undead - from chicken zombies to vegetarian zombies and even “evil magic zombies” - and destroy them. How about a detailed strategy for surviving a zombie apocalypse? As it turns out, check. ambassador kidnapped by drug lords? Yup, check, got that covered. Need a response for a Russian nuclear missile launch? Check. military has always been the one place in government with a plan, forever in preparation mode and ready to yank a blueprint off the shelf for almost any contingency.

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