How the US Government Will Survive Doomsday | Wendover Productions
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How the US Government Will Survive Doomsday | Wendover Productions

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 30, 202614 min
  • Documentary
  • Politics

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When nuclear bombs obliterate the earth, or a virus wipes out the human race, or robots push mankind out of existence, the US government believes that democracy should continue on. The country believes that, even if the population of the US ceases to exist, the country should go on.

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In to its almost paranoid nature, the US government has a series of defined protocols on how to continue the country when the country is no longer—the continuity of government plans. You probably already know about part of these plans because you probably know about the

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US president's line of succession. If the president dies, there's a list of 17 people ranging all the way from the vice president down to the secretary of homeland security who would take their place. With such a long list, the chances of the US going without a president are near none.

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