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CONPLAN 8888: Ready for the Undead Apocalypse?
🕑 Added 2025-09-14 02:14:28 +0000 UTCDiscover the United States Strategic Command's CONPLAN 8888, the military's actual plan for confronting a zombie apocalypse.
This discussion uncovers how this unique document, though labeled a training exercise, connects to genuine military strategies for pandemics and WMDs. We examine the various zombie classifications—from pathogenic to evil magic—and the chilling scenarios the Pentagon considers.
Learn about the operational phases, from environmental shaping to civil authority restoration, and why certain critical details remain hidden in classified annexes.
This compelling account also touches on the psychological impact of zombie media and essential survival tips for any major societal disruption.
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brician mcwilliams
Love this episode!
Brent Gannon
From military experience, Operational Plans or "O-PLANS" and Con-Plans exist for every possible scenario so that should an impossible happen there is a prethought out playbook that was thoughtfully developed when time was not of the essence woth existing or planned infrastructure. They are not necessarily widely disseminated beyond plan development. The wording and format is standard even if the topic is strange. Essentially (and speculatively) There is probably a Con Plan for Canada sending Hordes of Moose across the US border in order to annex The northern states.
Samantha
Love these kinds of episodes
Mick Churchman
I love the survival advice and peeks into your bug-out-bags! You can learn a lot about a person from seeing their survival gear, just like how you can learn a lot about someone by from seeing their book collection.
