美萬聖節前夜搞“殭屍”反恐演習

Why is the US military preparing for a zombie apocalypse?

That’s the latest training exercise that US Marines and Navy special-operations forces will be taking part in on an island off the coast of San Diego – starting on Wednesday, aka Halloween.

“This is a very real exercise. This is not some type of big costume party,” Brad Barker, president of the Halo Corp. security company, told the reporters.

This scenario is dire, modeled in part on a public-service campaign that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched last year, warning that US citizens should be prepared in the event of a zombie invasion.

It will play out Wednesday and Thursday at Halo’s annual Counter-Terrorism Summit security conference, which will be attended by, among other people, former Central Intelligence Agency director Michael Hayden.

“No doubt when a zombie apocalypse occurs, it’s going to be a federal incident, so we’re making it happen,” Mr. Barker told the reporters.

An affinity for zombie television shows and movies could help provide a teachable moment not only for US troops, but also for the American public.

This is particularly true when it comes to the uncertainty that surrounds unexpected catastrophic events, including natural disasters and terrorist attacks.

“No one knows what the zombies will do in our scenario, but quite frankly, no one knows what a terrorist will do,” Barker told the reporters. “If a law-enforcement officer sees a zombie and says, ‘Freeze, get your hands in the air!’ what’s a zombie going to do? He’s going to moan at you. If someone on PCP or some other psychotic drug is told that, the truth is he’s not going to react to you.”

When it launched its awareness campaign last year on a zombie apocalypse, the CDC used it as a chance to encourage Americans to be prepared for any unexpected emergency.

The CDC recommended doing things such as stocking up on water, food, tools like duct tape, a battery-powered radio, and blankets.爲什麼美軍正在爲殭屍入侵做準備呢？

這就是美軍海軍陸戰隊特種部隊在最近舉行的一次實戰演練。這次演練於本週三萬聖節在聖地亞哥沿海的一座島嶼舉行。

光環安保公司主席布拉德•巴克說：“這是一次非常真實的演習，而不是某種形式的大型化妝舞會。”

這種演習場景是非常可怕的。美國疾病預防控制中心早在去年就發起過一項類似的公開運動，提醒美國人做好準備應對“殭屍來襲”。

這次演習將於本週三和週四在光環公司舉辦的年度反恐峯會時舉行。美國前中央情報局局長邁克爾-海登也將參加這次安全會議。

巴克告訴記者：“如果有殭屍攻擊發生的話，這肯定是聯邦政府需要操心的事。我們現在只是把這種假設模擬成真。”

有關殭屍的電視節目和電影不僅能使美國軍隊，也能使美國公衆受益。

尤其是遇到自然災難和恐怖襲擊等突發災難事件帶來的不確定性時，這一點尤爲真切。

巴克告訴記者：“在這次演習中，沒有人知道殭屍會做什麼，但坦白地講，也沒有人知道恐怖分子會做什麼。如果士兵看到殭屍後說‘別動，舉起手來’，殭屍會怎麼做呢？它可能會對他們呻吟。但在現實中，那些服用精神類藥物或者吸毒的人則可能對警察的這類命令置之不理。”

去年美國疾控中心針對殭屍來襲開展安全意識教育活動時，以此爲契機鼓勵美國民衆爲任何突發狀況做好準備。

疾控中心建議大家儲備好水、食物、膠帶等工具、靠電池供電的收音機、以及毛毯。