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The Atomic Wars or Great Atom War is a fictional event in the Judge Dredd universe. For the 1996 film, see Judge Dredd (film). ...

In 2070, the possibly psychotic President Robert L. Booth started World War III by starting a nuclear war which dragged in all the major superpowers. (Redirected from 2070) (20th century - 21st century - 22nd century - other centuries) Definition In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing, lasting from 2000-2099. ... President Robert L. Booth is a fictional character from the British comic 2000 AD. He is the last President of the United States and the man who triggers the Atomic Wars. ... It has been suggested that World War IV be merged into this article or section. ... Nuclear War is a card game designed by Douglas Malewicki, and originally published in 1966. ...

This created the third key component in the setting for Judge Dredd (the others being the Judge System and Mega Cities). Although the Mega Cities had their own laser defence systems, the rest of the world was reduced to vast irradiated wasteland, the most famous being the Cursed Earth, from which many threats have sprung including Shojun the Warlord (from the radlands of Ji in Eastern Asia). For the 1996 film, see Judge Dredd (film). ... Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of Judge combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for... The Cursed Earth is a part of the fictional universe recounted in the Judge Dredd series that appears in the UK comic book 2000 AD. Following the Atomic Wars of 2070 most of the U.S.A. became a radioactive wasteland. ... Illustration by Cam Kennedy Shojun, Warlord of Ji was a fictional villain in the Judge Dredd comic strip in 2000 AD in 1986. ...

The road to war

During the mid-21st century, America suffered a horrific crime problem. Powerful gangs rampaged through the urban sprawls that would become Mega-Cities, able to intimidate juries and virtually immune to prosecution, at one point even storming the White House itself. This lead to the formation of the instant justice system in 2031 to mass public support, with specially-trained Judges taking over the roles of police, jury and executioner. However, at the same time America was becoming increasing xenophobic and in 2060 elected a president on a xenophobic platform. In 2068 his Vice-President Robert Booth secretly rigged the vote to gain office himself; claiming the rest of the world was living off America's back, he drove already bad international relations into the ground. Judge is a title held by several significant spores in the Judge Dredd series, which appears in the British comic book 2000 AD. In the fictional future history of the series, the role of Judge combines those of judge and police officer, thus avoiding long legal wrangles by allowing for... President Robert L. Booth is a fictional character from the British comic 2000 AD. He is the last President of the United States and the man who triggers the Atomic Wars. ...

The War

In 2070 Booth ordered the US Army to occupy various key industral points around the world. Following this mass protests were received from the Mega Cities, nations and alliances worldwide (with the exception of Brit-Cit. Booth issued an ultimatum: either they backed down or American would nuke every other nation(at this point the Judges now knew Booth was insane). The American population was whipped up into a furor, with both them and Booth believing the anti-nuclear screens would shelter America from any retaliation. After the ultimatum expired on 12 June 2070, Booth launched a massive number of nuclear weapons and received a massive counterattack. America's defences failed, devastating much of the continent such as Erie, Indiana; the Mega-Cities defensive lasers kept them safe, with a few exceptions such as Baltimore Quadrant. Brit-Cit is a huge fictional city in Judge Dredd which covers the south of England and bordering on the Black Atlantic. ... Eerie, Indiana was an American television show and that aired on NBC from 1991 to 1992. ... Flag Seal Nickname: Monument City, Charm City, Mob Town, B-more Motto: Get In On It (formerly The City That Reads and The Greatest City in America; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Location Location of Baltimore in Maryland Coordinates , Government Country State County United...

By the 13th the Atomic War had ravaged the entire planet, with only Mega-Cities surviving the brunt of it; even in them there was widespread looting and power failures. All Judges and regiments of soldiers were sent out onto Mega-City One's streets to maintain order, but often the Judges found themselves fighting the soldiers; Judge Dredd's first experience of Judicial killing came when he was forced to execute a rape gang made up of soldiers. For the 1996 film, see Judge Dredd (film). ...

Aftermath

Justice Department discovered Booth had rigged the election and, using this as a cause and the Declaration of Independence as legal precedent, ordered Booth to stand down and, under mass public support, took the reigns of power and abolished democracy. After brief fighting, the Judges marched on the White House and arrested Booth, sentencing him to 100 years in suspended animation. A civil war costing 100,000 lives erupted between the Judges and robotic armies loyal to Booth. A declaration of independence is a proclamation of the independence of an aspiring state or states. ...

Most of the survivors of the Atomic War to the Mega Cities. The United States gradually changed into the three independent Mega-Cities - Mega-City One, Mega-City Two and Texas City - as did most of the rest of the planet.

Role of Joe Dredd

During the war, then Cadet Dredd briefly served as a full judge during the worst of the nuclear holocaust, maintaining law and order on the streets. The current epic "Origins" is largely made up of his memories of the war and the time leading to it. For other use of the word, see Origin. ...

Combatants

The war largely consisted of the USA verses everybody else. Brit-Cit was about the only country not to condem the initial assaults but neither do they seem to come to America's aid.

See also

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