CONOP 8888

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CONPLAN 8888, also known as Counter-Zombie Dominance, is a U.S. Department of Defense 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. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] It was initially classified by the United States Intelligence Community, but was eventually declassified following a Freedom of Information Act request. [2]

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The April 30, 2011 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. [2] [4] [1] 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. [2] [4]

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  1. 1 2 Crawford, Jamie (May 16, 2014). "Pentagon document lays out battle plan against zombies". CNN. Archived from the original on May 19, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "CON PLAN 8888" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-11-21. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  3. ↑ Drezner, Daniel (June 20, 2014). "What's wrong with the Pentagon's plan to thwart the zombie apocalypse". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on June 21, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Lubold, Gordon (May 13, 2014). "Exclusive: The Pentagon Has a Plan to Stop the Zombie Apocalypse. Seriously". Foreign Policy . Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  5. ↑ David, Javier (May 14, 2014). "The zombie apocalypse is nigh, and the Pentagon is ready: Report". CNBC. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  6. ↑ Matyszczyk, Chris (May 5, 2014). "The zombie apocalypse: How the Pentagon is ready". CNET. Archived from the original on May 17, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2017.


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