

The system initiates a nuclear first strike against Russia, thereby ensuring a devastating second strike and a nuclear holocaust which wipes out much of humanity in the resulting nuclear war. Shortly after activation, Skynet perceives all humans as a threat to its existence and formulates a plan to systematically wipe out humanity itself. strategic "Global Digital Defense Network" computer system by Cyberdyne Systems which becomes self-aware. Skynet is positioned in the first film, The Terminator (1984), as a U.S.

The central theme of the franchise is the battle for survival between the nearly-extinct human race and the world-spanning synthetic intelligence that is Skynet.
JUDGMENT DAY TERMINATOR SERIES
5.1 Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series (2009).4.1 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008–2009).3.3 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003).
