--- description: All of your disaster movie scenarios title: The UN And U.S. Pentagon Are Actively Working To Save Us From Killer Robots And Zombies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56f0d0f8b8555d2f/69868f56810bbbf384c91945/143921058.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The UN And U.S. Pentagon Are Actively Working To Save Us From Killer Robots And Zombies by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 6:15 PM CUT  Zombie ZombieGetty Images by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 14, 2014 6:15 PM CUT The world’s governing bodies have seen disaster movies, and they want you to know that they’re _on it_. In Geneva Tuesday, the UN discussed banning killer robots before they become an international concern. While we would imagine the meetings involved a stream of _Terminator_ clips, fist banging and old European men shouting “Not on my watch,”[ the ](http://thechronicleherald.ca/world/1207129-un-considers-pre-emptive-strike-against-killer-robots "undefined")[_Chronicle Herald_](http://thechronicleherald.ca/world/1207129-un-considers-pre-emptive-strike-against-killer-robots "undefined")describes a far more civilized scene. Diplomats discussed the necessity of limiting lethal autonomous weapons that “could go beyond human-directed drones already being used by some armies today”: --- > “” --- Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have [already petitioned against a future of killer robots.](http://world.time.com/2013/10/25/the-campaign-to-kill-killer-robots-gains-steam/ "undefined") And now onto another summer blockbuster favorite: The zombie apocalypse. [_Foreign Policy_ received a document called “CONOP 8888”](http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/05/13/exclusive%5Fthe%5Fpentagon%5Fhas%5Fa%5Fplan%5Fto%5Fstop%5Fthe%5Fzombie%5Fapocalypse "undefined") that outlines the U.S. Pentagon’s plan to survive an attack by the undead — ranging from vegetarian to “evil magic” zombies. According to _FP_, the document’s summary read: --- > “” --- While a spokesperson for Strategic Command assured _FP_ that the (real!) document was a “fictional training scenario,” a disclaimer on CONOP 8888 reads, “this plan was not actually designed as a joke.” Hmmm. Now let’s get on that _Day After Tomorrow_ climate change disaster plan. Anybody? ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/99430/the-un-and-u-s-pentagon-are-actively-working-to-save-us-from-killer-robots-and-zombies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/99430/the-un-and-u-s-pentagon-are-actively-working-to-save-us-from-killer-robots-and-zombies/"},"headline":"The UN And U.S. Pentagon Are Actively Working To Save Us From Killer Robots And Zombies","datePublished":"2014-05-14T18:15:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:09:41.107Z","description":"Now let's talk about the probability of a \"Day After Tomorrow\" scenario...","url":"https://time.com/99430/the-un-and-u-s-pentagon-are-actively-working-to-save-us-from-killer-robots-and-zombies/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Bizarre","Pentagon","UN"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56f0d0f8b8555d2f/69868f56810bbbf384c91945/143921058.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56f0d0f8b8555d2f/69868f56810bbbf384c91945/143921058.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"zombie","caption":"143921058","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/99430/the-un-and-u-s-pentagon-are-actively-working-to-save-us-from-killer-robots-and-zombies/","name":"The UN And U.S. Pentagon Are Actively Working To Save Us From Killer Robots And Zombies"}}]}] ```