Context
The nukes hit and the Machine War begins; the franchise’s prime apocalyptic anchor.
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Historical Record
In 2029 the calendar reads like a field manual. Cities carve shelters out of transit tunnels; resistance cells track power usage the way accountants once tracked revenue. Medical units improvise with whatever the last convoy brought. Intelligence is local and slow, the way all good intelligence is when satellites answer to other masters.
History treats the year as proof that people outlast systems designed to contain them. The public ledger lists small victories—water held, families moved, a bridge denied to a machine column—that mean survival continues to be a choice. The lesson carried back through time is simple and stubborn: distributed courage defeats centralized fear.
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FAQ
Q: When is Judgment Day in Terminator?
A: Judgment Day takes place in 2029 (commonly cited as August 29).