On August 4, 1997, Skynet was activated, according to Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Terminator 2."
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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.
@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 Genesis of Skynet [Terminator 2]
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A snippet from Terminator 2 with an explanation of the Skynet genesis.