government directive
Directive 51 (NSPD-51 / HSPD-20)
A real 2007 United States continuity directive that The Division uses as the fictional legal foundation for the Strategic Homeland Division.
Lore category
Real-world influences
Source-linked real-world influences records in the Raigulus Division Lore Archive.
2structured records
real world event
Operation Dark Winter
A 2001 senior-level tabletop exercise built around a fictional smallpox attack, and a documented real-world influence on the premise of The Division.