Rex 84, short for Readiness Exercise 1984.
Rex 84 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rex 84 , short for Readiness Exercise 1984 , was a classified "scenario and drill" developed by the United States federal government to suspend the United States Constitution , declare martial law , place military commanders in charge of state and local governments, and detain large numbers of American citizens who are deemed to be " national security threats", in the event that the President declares a " State of National Emergency ". The plan states, events causing such a declaration would be widespread U.S. opposition to a U.S. military invasion abroad, such as if the United States were to directly invade Central America . [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] To combat what the government perceived as "subversive activities", the plan also authorized the military to direct ordered movements of civilian populations at state and regional levels. [6] Rex 84 was written by Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North , who was bot...