Is the U.S. Government Ready to Handle a Zombie Apocalypse?
The U.S. government is not really expecting a zombie apocalypse, but the Pentagon is still prepared for that unlikely event. In 2014, it was learned that the U.S. Department of Defense has a well-thought-out strategy for fighting those frightening fictional foes, known as the Counter-Zombie Dominance Plan, or CONPLAN 8888-11 in government-speak, which states: “This plan was not actually designed as a joke.” In essence, the process of designing a contingency plan for handling zombie attacks encouraged disaster planners to think outside the box when it comes to creative strategies and tactics.
Not just a movie:
CONPLAN 8888-11 laid out a 31-page strategy in three parts, designed to defeat marauding brain-eating predators and restore law and order.
The first zombie tales date back to 17th-century Haiti, where zombies were believed to be African slaves who had committed suicide but were unable to "pass on."
Stories of the undead first caught on in the United States after the release of the 1968 film The Night of the Living Dead.
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