CONPLAN 8035

CONPLAN 8035

Document Name	CONPLAN 8035

"CONPLAN" can refer to different documents; however, if you are referencing a document that would contain information about a major threat or incident within the United States, it would be the CONPLAN 8035 for the United States Government Inter-agency Domestic Terrorism Response Plan, not CONPLAN 8888. CONPLAN 8035 is an operational plan that outlines how the federal government would respond to terrorist threats, particularly those involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD).

Here's a breakdown of what a CONPLAN is:

CONPLAN stands for Contingency Plan.

Purpose:

It provides initial, high-level guidance for a potential or actual terrorist incident within the U.S..

Scope:

The plan covers responses to threats and incidents involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and terrorist activities. Interagency Involvement: It guides the response efforts of Federal, State, and local agencies.

Format:

CONPLANs are written in an abbreviated format that can be expanded or altered to create a full OPLAN (Operational Plan) or other more detailed operational orders.

Distinction from CONPLAN 8888

It's important to distinguish CONPLAN 8035 from the now well-known, humorous CONPLAN 8888 (CONPLAN 8888-11 or "Counter-Zombie Dominance"), which was a fictional exercise developed by U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) to train military personnel on planning methodologies for various threats by using a "zombie outbreak" scenario