TERMINATOR: Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Skynet begins to learn at a geometric rate. It becomes self-aware at 2:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, August 29th. In a panic they try to pull the plug.
SARAH: Skynet fights back?
TERMINATOR: Yes. It launches its missiles against the targets in Russia.
JOHN: Why attack Russia? Aren't they our friends now?
TERMINATOR: Because Skynet knows that the Russian counterattack will eliminate its enemies over here.