We were going to run a piece in the fall HPR on potential zombie threats, but Foreign Policy beat us to it! Shucks. A highlight:
States could also exploit the threat from the living dead to acquire new territory, squelch irredentist movements, settle old scores, or subdue enduring rivals. The People’s Republic of China could use the zombie threat to justify an occupation of Taiwan. Russia could use the same excuse to justify intervention in its near abroad. The United States would not be immune from the temptation to exploit the zombie threat as a strategic opportunity. How large would the army of the Cuban undead need to be to justify the deployment of the 82nd Airborne?
And maybe Kirkland House knows something the rest of us don’t…
Major universities have developed mock contingency plans for a zombie outbreak, and an increasing number of college students have been found to be playing “Humans vs. Zombies” on their campuses, whether to relieve stress or prepare for the invasion of the undead.
Can someone go to Drew Faust’s office hours and ask if we have a zombie preparedness plan? If not, we’d better convene a task force immediately. I’d gladly serve.