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Plan C: The Cold War Plan Which Would Have Brought the US Under Martial Law
v3rgEz writes with this story of a top secret Cold War plan which would have brought the U.S. under martial law. Starting on April 19, 1956, the federal government practiced and planned for a near-doomsday scenario known as Plan C. When activated, Plan C would have brought the United States under martial law, rounded up over ten thousand individuals connected to 'subversive' organizations, implemented a censorship board, and prepared the country for life after nuclear attack. There was no Plan A or B....Details of this program were distributed to each FBI field office. Over the following months and years, Plan C would be adjusted as drills and meetings found holes in the defensive strategy: Communications were more closely held, authority was apparently more dispersed, and certain segments of the government, such as the U.S. Attorneys, had trouble actually delineating who was responsible for what. Bureau employees were encouraged to prepare their families for the worst, but had to keep secret the more in-depth plans for what the government would do if war did break out. Families were given a phone number and city for where the relocated agency locations would be, but not the exact location.
plan "c" what about "Plan R" !!!!
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I would have been more worried if they had ditched the first 8 plans.
Anyway .. there is probably a modern day equivalent kicking around somewhere now.
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Mr. President! We must not allow a mine-shaft gap!
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
War Plan Red - The US plan to invade Canada.
Canadians are generally very nice, polite and reasonable, so I imagine we could simply ask them ... w/o the mess of actually invading.
It must have been something you assimilated. . . .
F.A.S.T. hey! thanks for the idea.
Where's the problem? Just ask nicely, they're Canadians!
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
1) Call Marine Corps Friday morning
2) Wait till end of weekend
3) Declare victory!
The mail would have been delivered by Kevin Costner.
That's okay, we have plans for stopping you from invading. Just leave lots of cases of real beer across the border. You guys won't be able to handle it and we can counterattack.