How could the military fail to survive a Zombie Apocalypse like the one presented in The Walking Dead? This is one of those questions I like to run through my mind, and was spawned recently by some forum discussion I read on this very topic. While I would generally say that the US military stands a good chance of surviving a Zombie outbreak and likely preventing a full ZA event, I can see several scenarios that would essentially eliminate the US military as an organized and cohesive fighting force.
First, let me establish some parameters. For one we’re only dealing with The Walking Dead style zombies, relatively slow, stupid and terminally aggressive. The modern ‘fast zombies’ as seen in the Day of the Dead remake or the more recent World War Z would be exceptionally difficult to fight. The other parameter is that I am trying to establish a set of conditions that would prevent the military from continuing to operate as a large scale organization. Even in the worst scenario I can imagine small groups of soldiers being able to maintain a functioning group and protect small areas, but at that point I would be hesitant to refer to them any longer as members of the US military, even while they may be upholding the finest traditions of the service.
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