Great War

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Event
Great War
A nuclear detonation on Washington, D.C.
A nuclear detonation on Washington, D.C.
Overview
location	Earth
date	October 23, 2077
result	Destruction of civilization; extinction of most plant and animal life; near-annihilation of humanity
Involved parties
United States
China
Other nuclear-capable nations
Leaders
Last President of the United States
Chairman Cheng
Unknown
Forces
United States Armed Forces
People's Liberation Army
Unknown
Connected events
Part of: Resource Wars
Next: Uprising

The Great War took place on October 23, 2077, in a two-hour timespan during which much of the earth was destroyed by a nuclear exchange primarily involving China and the United States.