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On August 4, 1997, Skynet was activated, according to Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Terminator 2."
Comet TV has been running it over and over.
Terminator Wiki: Judgment Day
1997
Judgment Day as seen in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The first specific date of Judgment Day as described by both Sarah Connor and the T-800 occurs on August 29, 1997. Skynet becomes self-aware at 02:14 am Eastern Time after its activation on August 4, 1997 and launches nuclear missiles at Russia to incite a counterattack against the humans who, in a panic, tried to disconnect it.
Judgment Day as seen in the film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
The first specific date of Judgment Day as described by both Sarah Connor and the T-800 occurs on August 29, 1997. Skynet becomes self-aware at 02:14 am Eastern Time after its activation on August 4, 1997 and launches nuclear missiles at Russia to incite a counterattack against the humans who, in a panic, tried to disconnect it.
@Superknullisch 1 year ago (edited)
"The Skynet funding bill is passed. The system goes online on August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate.. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 am eastern time, august 29th.. In a panic they try to pull the plug.."
"The Skynet funding bill is passed. The system goes online on August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate.. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 am eastern time, august 29th.. In a panic they try to pull the plug.."
The Genesis of Skynet [Terminator 2]
turbosomething1
974 subscribers
1,154,925 views Dec 2, 2010
A snippet from Terminator 2 with an explanation of the Skynet genesis.
turbosomething1
974 subscribers
1,154,925 views Dec 2, 2010
A snippet from Terminator 2 with an explanation of the Skynet genesis.