The British Ministry of Defence responded to a recent Freedom of Information request from the public about the government's preparedness for a potential zombie apocalypse.

The tongue-in-cheek report detailed by The Telegraph on Dec. 26 shows how Great Britain will respond if zombies take over the streets of London.

"In the event of an apocalyptic incident (eg zombies), any plans to rebuild and return England to its pre-attack glory would be led by the Cabinet Office, and thus any pre-planning activity would also take place there."

The report continues: "The Ministry of Defence's role in any such event would be to provide military support to the civil authorities, not take the lead. Consequently, the Ministry of Defence holds no information on this matter."

This isn't the first time the British have addressed the issue of an undead invasion.

City Council in Bristol released a full contingency plan in 2011 to deal with a potential outbreak of zombies, according to TodayOnline.com.

The tongue-in-cheek document contains advice for zombie encounters, such as cutting their heads off, and details about training for other emergency situations.

The plan also outlines how to properly kill a zombie and that those trained in killing the undead will also be useful in a variety of other scenarios.

"Staff fully qualified in zombie handling may qualify for partial exemption and accreditation in the training for handling pirate outbreaks, and for spotting the difference between genuine hot air balloons and evil giant floaty space aliens," the plan states.

In addition to providing medical care for anyone attacked during a zombie outbreak, officials said the government would keep citizens up to date on the situation through the use of code words on radio and television.

The U.S. government has its own plan for dealing with zombies.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention launched a "Zombie Preparedness" campaign that gives details on how to handle the apocalyptic scenario.

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