CONOP 8888
US defense plan to counter zombies
CONPLAN 8888, also known as Counter-Zombie Dominance, is a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Strategic Command CONOP document that describes a plan for the United States and its military to defend against zombies in a fictional military training scenario. It was initially classified by the United States Intelligence Community, but was eventually declassified following a Freedom of Information Act request.
On April 30, 2011, the document was written as part of a fictional training scenario for junior officers undergoing training in JOPES, the DoD's contingency planning system and for strategic training. United States Strategic Command instructors found that a "zombie survival plan" made for "a very useful and effective training tool", while avoiding the political risks of using a real country in training scenarios.
See also
Zombie apocalypse
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References
External links
"CONPLAN 8888" (PDF). www.stratcom.mil.
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