Great Electromagnetic War

The Great Electromagnetic War, also referred to as the Third Great War, World War III, or later as the Second Great War of the West by many of its constituents, was a global war begun in 2048 that destroyed much of the first world countries' use of electricity as a form of power by electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) and thermonuclear missiles as weapons.

The war was mainly fought between two great powers, the United States of America and the Russian Federation. The war ended in 2054 with two parts: the first being the Second Cold War, denoting the lack of weapons usage, and the second being the Electromagnetic War. The Second Cold War ended with a short-lived armistice between both countries and restarted with the Electromagnetic War after the first nuclear warheads were fired.

Seir City was built on the nuclear-razed remains of a large metropolis that was annihilated and leveled during the war in 2052. The location sat uninhabited for thirty-four years before Seir City was built on it.