--- title: Pentagon Takes on Zombie Apocalypse, UN on Killer Robots description: All of your disaster movie scenarios canonical: https://time.com/99430/the-un-and-u-s-pentagon-are-actively-working-to-save-us-from-killer-robots-and-zombies/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-05-14T18:15:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:09:41.107Z og:title: The UN And U.S. Pentagon Are Actively Working To Save Us From Killer Robots And Zombies og:description: Now let's talk about the probability of a "Day After Tomorrow" scenario... og:url: https://time.com/99430/the-un-and-u-s-pentagon-are-actively-working-to-save-us-from-killer-robots-and-zombies/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56f0d0f8b8555d2f/69868f56810bbbf384c91945/143921058.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5616 og:image:height: 3159 og:image:alt: zombie og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The UN And U.S. Pentagon Are Actively Working To Save Us From Killer Robots And Zombies twitter:description: Now let's talk about the probability of a "Day After Tomorrow" scenario... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt56f0d0f8b8555d2f/69868f56810bbbf384c91945/143921058.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The UN And U.S. Pentagon Are Actively Working To Save Us From Killer Robots And Zombies > Sponsored content. 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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)[_Chronicle Herald_](http://thechronicleherald.ca/world/1207129-un-considers-pre-emptive-strike-against-killer-robots)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/) 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) 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. 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