Zombie Apocalypse Summary

Theories of International Politics and Zombies
(Chapters 1-3)

Should the public’s heightened concern over issues that could pose a threat to security and or stability be overlooked simply because of their low probability of occurring?

All threats should be given some kind of response or preparedness in order to deal with it before it becomes an actual, serious problem. The Ebola outbreak for instance, the outbreak did not possess any border with the United States, and did not pose any immediate threat, however, proper precautions were taken in order to deal with it, just in case it did threaten the US; the same can go for a zombie apocalypse. Though the idea of a zombie apocalypse does sound pretty cool, the probability of it occurring is relatively low, and most likely not on

We are usually out of the loop about the government response to combat the rise of the living dead, however, we all know they inevitably fail at the end, or at least are broken up into little enclaves that don’t follow one direct central authority, while the rest of the world tries to live and survive in a zombie infested community. This outcome is most likely due to the fact that, most countries, ours included, are not prepared for a rise of the undead, let alone an apocalyptic one; we as a global community are defenseless against the brainless armada simply because we do not know how to deal with it, and only respond with tactics that we use on actual living beings. Though we can never actually be sure that preparing for a zombie apocalypse will prepare us for a zombie apocalypse, it sure might help us last longer as a stable civilization, compared to the ones in The Walking Dead or World War Z, or give us a better fighting