CONPLAN 8888, also known as Counter-Zombie Dominance, is a

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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

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, but was eventually declassified following a Freedom of Information Act request. 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.

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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.

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Unclassified CONPLAN 8888 document

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