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''Post-December 24th, 1999:'' [[Zero]] commissions the development of [[The Patriots' AIs|a neuro-optic AI network]] to govern the world's economic, political, legal, social, and cultural information. The network comprises four AIs, designated [[AL]], [[GW]], [[TJ]], and [[TR]], under the authority of a core AI, [[JD]]. To prepare for the creation of the AI network, [[the Patriots]] create and disseminate a data filter worldwide disguising it as a software fix for the Y2K bug.
  
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''Early 2000s:'' [[Solidus Snake|George Sears (a.k.a. Solidus Snake)]] is appointed as the [[President of the United States|43rd President of the United States]].
  
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The NIF (National Ignition Facility) is completed and established during this time.
  
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|[[Solidus Snake|George Sears (Solidus Snake)]] is appointed the [[President of the United States|43rd President of the United States]].
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|<ref name="MGS2"/><ref name="MGS4DB">''Metal Gear Solid 4 Database'', Kojima Productions (2008).</ref>
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|The NIF (National Ignition Facility) is established.
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''January 1st:'' [[wikipedia:Millennium Bug|Millennium Bug]]: the Patriots spread a "data filter" worldwide, disguised as a software fix to impede the impact of the flaw in various computer systems.
  
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''January 24th:'' A [[The Patriots|small group]] within the [[United States Federal Government|U.S. government]] orchestrates a signal data hacking assault on the [[Intelligence agencies#National Security Agency|NSA]] facility in [[wikipedia:Fort George G. Meade|Fort Meade]], with the assistance of a notorious group of hackers, of which [[Emma Emmerich]] is a key member. The facility suffers a total system shutdown for a 72-hour period. This feat earns Emma invitations to join a host of intelligence agencies worldwide, including the NSA.<ref name="MGS2">''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''</ref>
  
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The beginning of the [[Arsenal Gear]] project: The NSA signal hacking assault leads to the decision to shift the NSA data-gathering operations to an isolated location that will be safe from physical attack as well as cyber-terrorism.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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|A [[The Patriots|small group]] within the [[United States Federal Government|U.S. government]] orchestrates a signal data hacking assault on the [[Intelligence agencies#National Security Agency|NSA]] facility in [[wikipedia:Fort George G. Meade|Fort Meade]], with the assistance of a hacker group, of which [[Emma Emmerich]] is a key member. The facility suffers a total system shutdown for a 72-hour period. This feat earns Emma invitations to join a host of intelligence agencies worldwide, including the NSA.
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|<ref name="MGS2">''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'', Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2001).</ref>
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''June:'' A joint team of Japanese, American, and European scientist map the human genome.<ref name="tlc">{{cite web |url=http://www.konami-asia.com/mgs_tlc/en/|title=METAL GEAR SOLID THE LEGACY COLLECTION OFFICIAL WEBSITE|publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment|year=2013|accessdate=2014-03-30}}</ref>
  
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''June:'' The [[Wikipedia:Eritrean-Ethiopian War|Eritrean-Ethiopian War]] ends.<ref name="Ocelot's job history">''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (1998)<br />'''Revolver Ocelot:''' I've fought wars in Afghanistan, Mozambique, Eritrea, and Chad.</ref>
  
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|The beginning of the [[Arsenal Gear]] project: The NSA signal hacking assault leads to the decision to shift the NSA data-gathering operations to an isolated location that will be safe from physical attack as well as cyber-terrorism.
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[[Liquid Snake]] joins [[FOXHOUND]] and becomes squad leader.<ref>Metal Gear Solid (Briefing), Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (1998). <br />Liquid Snake [...] 2000 Joins FOX-HOUND and becomes battle leader of the new FOX-HOUND.</ref> Liquid re-establishes the [[codename]] system and reorganizes the unit to be a small, hand-picked, elite counter terrorism unit.<ref name="MGS">''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'', Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (1998)</ref>
  
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[[Revolver Ocelot|Ocelot]] joins FOXHOUND, under Liquid Snake's command.<ref name="MGS" />
  
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Trials are conducted on the [[wikipedia:National missile defense|National Missile Defense program]], but they end in complete failure. At some point, President Sears forces the NMD through and it becomes successful.<ref name="MGS2"/>
  
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[[Psycho Mantis]] leaves the [[Law enforcement organizations#Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] after delving too deep into a serial killer's mind and operates as a freelance psychic all over the world.<ref name="MGS" />
  
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|[[Liquid Snake]] joins [[FOXHOUND]] and becomes squad leader.
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|<ref>Metal Gear Solid (Briefing), Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (1998). <br />Liquid Snake [...] 2000 Joins FOX-HOUND and becomes battle leader of the new FOX-HOUND.</ref>
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|[[Revolver Ocelot|Ocelot]] joins FOXHOUND, under Liquid Snake's command.
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|[[Psycho Mantis]] leaves the [[Law enforcement organizations#Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] after delving too deep into a serial killer's mind and operates as a freelance psychic all over the world.
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|Trials for the [[wikipedia:National missile defense|National Missile Defense]] program end in failure. Despite this, President Sears later forces the NMD proposal through and succeeds in deploying the program.
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|September 11
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|[[wikipedia:September 11 attacks|Multiple terrorist attacks]] strike [[United States of America|America]].
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|<ref name="tlc"/><ref name="TPP Truth Timeline">''Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain'' ("Truth: The Man Who Sold the World" Ending timeline), Kojima Productions (2015).</ref>
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|October 7
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|Coalition forces invade Afghanistan.
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|The [[wikipedia:Patriot Act|USA PATRIOT Act]] is enacted into law.
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''September 11:'' [[wikipedia:September 11 attacks|Multiple terrorist attacks]] strike [[United States of America|America]].<ref name="tlc"/>
  
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''October 7:'' The War in Afghanistan commences as a direct result of the aforementioned terrorist attacks. [[Sundowner]] would later become involved in this war, as would [[Mistral]].<ref name="MGRR"> ''[[Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance]]'', Kojima Productions/Platinum Games (2013).</ref>
  
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|[[Sundowner]] and [[Mistral]] participate in the War in Afghanistan.
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|<ref name="MGRR"> ''[[Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance]]'', Kojima Productions/Platinum Games (2013).</ref>
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Camp X-ray, a black site for housing "enemy combatants," is established at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay.<ref name="MGSV GZ">''[[Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes]]'', Kojima Productions (2014). </ref>
  
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''February 8th:'' The [[wikipedia:Algerian Civil War|Algerian Civil War]] ends.<ref name="MGRR" />
  
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''September'': The [[wikipedia:Civil War in Chad (1998-2002)|Third Chadian Civil War]] ends.<ref name="Ocelot's job history"/>
  
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|<ref name="MGSV GZ">''[[Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes]]'', Kojima Productions (2014). </ref><ref name="TPP Truth Timeline" />
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The nuclear weapons disposal facility on [[Shadow Moses Island]] is constructed.<ref>''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'', Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2001). <br />"The nuclear weapons disposal plant on Shadow Moses dates back to 2002. It was built solely for the purpose of temporarily storing nuclear warheads slated for disposal..." <br>
 
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|The [[wikipedia:Algerian Civil War|Algerian Civil War]] ends.
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|The nuclear weapons disposal facility on [[Shadow Moses Island]] is constructed.
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|<ref>''Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty'', Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2001). <br />"The nuclear weapons disposal plant on Shadow Moses dates back to 2002. It was built solely for the purpose of temporarily storing nuclear warheads slated for disposal..." <br>
 
:- ''In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth'' by Nastasha Romanenko</ref>
  
:- ''In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth'' by Nastasha Romanenko</ref>
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Hybrids are outlawed in dogsledding races.<ref name="MGS" />
  
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The [[CIA]] and other intelligence agencies uncover evidence that falsely suggests Iraq is developing WMDs, which ultimately results in the invasion of Iraq a year later.<ref name="MGRR" />
  
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|The [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and other intelligence agencies uncover evidence that falsely suggests Iraq is developing WMDs, which results in the invasion of Iraq a year later.
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|The Iraq War begins.
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|Several nations led by the U.S. launch a [[wikipedia:Iraq War|multi-lateral strike on Iraq]]. The UK-based [[Private military company|PMC]], [[Praying Mantis]], is contracted alongside the U.S. Government to deploy large amounts of their soldiers into the combat zones.
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|<ref name="tlc"/><ref name="MGS4">''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'', Kojima Productions (2008). </ref>
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|The U.S.'s [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] [[wikipedia:Command and Control Research Program|Command and Control Research Program]] publishes [[wikipedia:Power to the edge (management technique)|Power to the Edge]], proposing battlefield information be shifted to a single Global Information Grid (GIG).
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|Three [[wikipedia:Foster-Miller TALON|"special weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action system" (SWORDS)]] are deployed in Iraq, marking the first unmanned, armed robots in a warzone.
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|[[Para-Medic|Dr. Clark (Para-Medic)]] is killed by a revived [[Gray Fox]], who manages to escape. [[Naomi Hunter]] covers up the incident, faking Fox's death, and takes over Clark's job as FOXHOUND's medical staff. Clark's death is planned by [[EVA]] and Ocelot.
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|<ref name="MGS"/><ref name="MGS4"/><ref name="TPP Truth Timeline" /><ref group="note">In ''[[Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]]'', the "Truth: The Man Who Sold the World" ending timeline erroneously states that Dr. Clark was killed during the Shadow Moses Incident.</ref>
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|As of this year, more than 20,000 nuclear warheads exist in the world.
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|<ref name="MGSTTS Ending">''[[Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes]]'', Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2004).<br />In the 1980s, there were more than 60,000 nuclear warheads in the world at all times. The total destructive power amounted to 1 million times that of the Hiroshima A-bomb. In January 1993, START2 was signed and the United States and Russia agreed to reduce the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads to 3,000 to 3,500 in each nation by the end of year 2007. However, as of 2003, there still exists more than 20,000 nuclear warheads in the world.</ref>
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''March 20th:'' Several nations led by the U.S. launch a [[wikipedia:Iraq War|multi-lateral strike on Iraq]].<ref name="tlc"/> The UK-based [[Private military company|PMC]], [[Praying Mantis]], is contracted alongside the U.S. Government to deploy large amounts of their soldiers into the combat zones.<ref name="MGS4">''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'', Kojima Productions (2008).</ref> Sundowner and Mistral are also involved in this conflict, marking the former's second time in Iraq as well (having earlier participated in the Gulf War). [[Khamsin]] will later partake in and ends up being discharged during this conflict, due to his lack of flexibility and disastrous personality, and undergoes mercenary, eventually using his funds to become a cyborg.<ref name="MGRR" />
  
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''June:'' The U.S.'s [[United States Department of Defense|DoD]] [[wikipedia:Command and Control Research Program|Command and Control Research Program]] publishes [[wikipedia:Power to the edge (management technique)|Power to the Edge]], proposing battlefield information be shifted to a single Global Information Grid (GIG).<ref name="timeline"/>
  
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''August:'' Three [[wikipedia:Foster-Miller TALON|"special weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action system" (SWORDS)]] are deployed in Iraq, marking the first unmanned, armed robots in a warzone.<ref name="timeline"/>
  
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[[Para-Medic|Dr. Clark (a.k.a. Para-Medic)]] dies in a lab explosion caused by a revived [[Gray Fox]], who manages to escape. Naomi Hunter covers the incident, faking Gray Fox's death, and takes over Dr. Clark's job.<ref name="MGS"/> This event is planned by [[EVA]] and Ocelot as part of their plan to eliminate the three remaining members of the Patriots (the other two being Sigint and Zero).<ref name="MGS4"/>
  
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[[Peter Stillman]] attempts to disarm a bomb planted in a famous church in the United States. He panics and flees the scene, and everyone else in the church and in a nearby playground dies in the explosion. Unable to face the victims' families, he later claims that he lost his leg in the explosion.<ref name="MGS2"/>
  
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[[Johnny Sasaki]] joined the military.<ref name="MGS4" />
  
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|[[Peter Stillman]] attempts to disarm a bomb planted in a famous church in the United States. He panics and flees the scene, and everyone else in the church and in a nearby playground dies in the explosion. Unable to face the victims' families, he later claims that he lost his leg in the explosion.
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An experiment relating to [[wikipedia:Van der Waals force|Van der Waals force]] is carried out, in which a 100 gram object is hung by a 50-millimeter square piece of adhesive tape.<ref name="MGS4" />
  
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''January:'' A report is filed concerning the [[Next-Generation Special Forces]] strange behavior; consulting classified information about soldier genes as well as conducting their own gene therapy experiments.<ref name="MGS" />
  
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An estimate is made that 50,000 tons of nuclear material is being stored in America alone.<ref name="MGS"/>
  
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President Sears attempts to reduce America's nuclear stockpile, lowering the ceiling with [[wikipedia:START III|START III Accord]]. Simultaneously, Sears tries to negotiate with [[Russia]] regarding revisions to the [[wikipedia:Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty|ABM treaty]], since the NMD program violated the current treaty.<ref name="MGS" /><ref name="MGS2" />
  
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''Late February:'' '''[[Shadow Moses Incident]]'''. The [[Sons of Big Boss]] uprising. [[Kazuhira Miller|Master Miller]] is found assassinated in his home by an unknown assailant. FOXHOUND is "disbanded"; the remaining renegade members are all killed by [[Solid Snake]], with the exception of [[Decoy Octopus]] who is killed by the [[FOXDIE]] virus created by Naomi Hunter, and [[Revolver Ocelot]], who escapes. The DARPA Chief [[Donald Anderson]] dies from torture conducted by Ocelot, who claims it to be an accident, but in truth is because he is Sigint, a member of the Patriots. The President of [[ArmsTech]] [[Kenneth Baker]] is killed by the FOXDIE virus, as well as the majority of the [[Next-Generation Special Forces|Genome Army]]. Solid Snake meets [[Hal Emmerich|Hal Emmerich (Otacon)]] and [[Meryl Silverburgh]] for the first time. Gray Fox, with his new exoskeleton, battles Snake and is defeated. He is eventually killed by Liquid Snake. Solid Snake destroys [[Metal Gear REX]]. Liquid Snake is eventually killed by FOXDIE. Snake leaves with Meryl in an attempt to start a new life.<ref name="MGS" />
  
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Naomi is placed into a high security prison. Three weeks later, she is broken out by [[Liquid Ocelot]]. Because both the U.S. Government and [[Nastasha Romanenko]], the latter after hearing from outside sources about the breakout, believed that Solid Snake was the one who broke Naomi out,<ref name="MGS2" /> the military also added Snake's supposed involvement in her escape to his rap sheet.<ref name="MGS4" />
  
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Nastasha publishes her best-selling book ''[[In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth]]'', in order to expose the truth behind the incident, although its release is heavily abridged.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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|[[Kazuhira Miller|McDonell Miller]] is assassinated in his home by an unknown assailant.
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Revolver Ocelot sells the data for Metal Gear REX on the black market. Soon, every nation, military outfit and DotCom owns a pirated version of the weapon. In return, Ocelot gains enough money for him to buy a decent-sized nation, which is suspected to have been used for a project.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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|<ref name="MGS" /><ref name="MGSPW second ending">''Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker'' (second ending timeline), Kojima Productions (2010).</ref>
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|'''[[Shadow Moses Incident]]''': The renegade members of FOXHOUND are killed, with the exception of [[Revolver Ocelot]], and the [[Next-Generation Special Forces|Genome Army]] is decimated. The DARPA Chief [[Donald Anderson]] dies from Ocelot's torture and the President of [[ArmsTech]] [[Kenneth Baker]] is killed by FOXDIE. Solid Snake defeats [[Metal Gear REX]] with the assistance of [[Meryl Silverburgh]], [[Hal Emmerich|Hal Emmerich (Otacon)]], and Gray Fox, the last of whom dies. FOXHOUND is disbanded.
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Emma Emmerich joins the NSA in exchange for information regarding her brother, Hal Emmerich, who had been involved in the Shadow Moses Incident.<ref name="MGS2"/>
  
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[[Jim Houseman]] allegedly commits suicide due to a nervous breakdown relating to his job, although it is suspected that he is actually assassinated for failing to take the fall for the Patriots' plan.<ref name="MGS2"/>
  
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|[[Naomi Hunter]] is placed into a high security prison. Three weeks later, she is broken out by [[Liquid Ocelot]], but Solid Snake is blamed.
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In Lyon, France, Ocelot has Liquid Snake's arm grafted in place of the one Gray Fox cut off at Shadow Moses as part of a plot to rescue [[Big Boss]]'s remains and free him.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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|U.S. President [[Solidus Snake|George Sears]] and the President of Russia sign the [[wikipedia:START III|START III Accord]] and negotiate revisions to the [[wikipedia:Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty|ABM treaty]], since the NMD program violated the current treaty.
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|[[Jim Houseman]] allegedly commits suicide due to a nervous breakdown, although it is suspected that he was assassinated for failing to take the fall for the Shadow Moses Incident.
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|Nastasha publishes her book, ''[[In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth]]'', in order to expose the truth behind the Shadow Moses Incident. It makes the incident public and becomes a best-seller, turning Solid Snake into a hero-like figure.
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|Revolver Ocelot sells the test data for Metal Gear REX on the black market, obtaining a great amount of money. Soon, many nations build pirated versions of the weapon.
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|George Sears "resigns" as U.S. President. He is succeeded by [[James Johnson]].
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|Solid Snake and Otacon found [[Philanthropy]], in order to put a stop to the construction of [[Metal Gear (weapon)|Metal Gear]] derivatives. Nastasha Romanenko donates her profits from her book to their cause.
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|Emma Emmerich joins the NSA in exchange for information regarding her brother, Hal Emmerich, who had been involved in the Shadow Moses Incident.
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|Simultaneous terrorist bombing cases take place in London, UK, and Egypt.
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|Riots occur in France.
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|Late 2005/Early 2006
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|In Lyon, France, Ocelot has Liquid Snake's arm grafted in place of the one Gray Fox cut off at Shadow Moses.
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===2006===
  
===2006===
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Solid Snake and Otacon found [[Philanthropy]], in order to put a stop to the construction of [[Metal Gear (weapon)|Metal Gear]] derivatives. Nastasha Romanenko donates half her profits from her book to their cause.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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The Boeing X-50 Dragonfly is cancelled due to flaws in the transition mode between winged flight mode and rotor mode.<ref name="MGRR" />
  
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|Development of the Boeing X-50 Dragonfly is cancelled due to flaws in the transition mode between winged flight mode and rotor mode.
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''July 16th:'' The [[wikipedia:Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism|Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism]] is created by U.S. and Russia.
  
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===2006-2007===
  
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|July 16
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|The [[wikipedia:Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism|Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism]] is created by the U.S. and Russia.
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[[Raiden|Jack (Raiden)]] undergoes [[Virtual reality|VR training]] as part of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]'s [[United States Army#Force XXI|Force XXI]] trials.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
  +
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|2006-2007
  +
|[[Raiden|Jack (Raiden)]] undergoes [[Virtual reality|VR training]] as part of the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]]'s [[United States Army#Force XXI|Force XXI]] trials.
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===2007===
  
===2007===
   
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The Global Financial Crisis begins.<ref name="tlc"/>
  
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''January 20th'': Jack (Raiden) leaves the Force XXI, with his profile within the group being edited for the last time.<ref>[http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120512040361/metalgear/images/b/b9/464622_10150780828375986_285152375985_9894716_1883895116_o.jpg]</ref>
  
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''April 30th:'' Jack (Raiden) and [[Rosemary]] meet each other for the first time.
  
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|January 20
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  +
|Jack (Raiden) leaves the Force XXI, with his profile within the group being edited for the last time.
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''May:'' Rose and Jack (Raiden) become reacquainted upon discovering that they work at the same military base; [[Gary McGolden]], a journalist for ''MEGASURPRISE'' magazine, is given an optical disc containing a copy of ''In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth''.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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[[Olga Gurlukovich]] becomes pregnant with [[Sunny Emmerich|her child]].<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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''June 24th:'' Gary McGolden supposedly travels to Shadow Moses Island to discover the truth about the 2005 incident, but is captured by agents of the Patriots, resulting in his rescue by an unknown "invisible" savior. He reports his account in the article ''The Shocking Conspiracy Behind Shadow Moses'' shortly before disappearing. As a result, ''In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth'' is published in its original, unabridged form.<ref>"[Nastasha Romanenko's] account was published in its original, unabridged form as "In the Darkness of Shadow Moses" after the successful publication of this volume [of MEGASURPRISE magazine]." <br />
  
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|The Global Financial Crisis begins.
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|Jack (Raiden) and [[Rosemary]] meet each other for the first time.
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|May
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|Rose and Jack (Raiden) become reacquainted upon discovering that they work at the same military base
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|May
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|Journalist [[Gary McGolden]] recieves an optical disc containing a copy of ''In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth''.
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|[[Olga Gurlukovich]] becomes pregnant with [[Sunny Emmerich|Sunny]].
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|<ref name="MGS2" />
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|June 24
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|Gary McGolden supposedly travels to Shadow Moses Island to discover the truth about the 2005 incident, but is captured by agents of the Patriots, resulting in his rescue by an unknown "invisible" savior. He reports his account in the article ''The Shocking Conspiracy Behind Shadow Moses'' shortly before disappearing. As a result, ''In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth'' is published in its original, unabridged form.
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|<ref name="MGS2" /><ref>"[Nastasha Romanenko's] account was published in its original, unabridged form as "In the Darkness of Shadow Moses" after the successful publication of this volume [of MEGASURPRISE magazine]." <br />
 
:- ''The Shocking Conspiracy Behind Shadow Moses'', Publisher's Afterword by Editor-in-Chief Max Smithson</ref>
  
:- ''The Shocking Conspiracy Behind Shadow Moses'', Publisher's Afterword by Editor-in-Chief Max Smithson</ref>
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|August 7
  +
|Russia restores bomber patrols.
  +
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|August 8
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|'''[[Tanker Incident]]''': Solid Snake infiltrates the {{USS|Discovery|tanker|6}} in order to expose the U.S. Marines' [[Metal Gear RAY (manned)|Metal Gear RAY]] to the public. Ocelot hijacks RAY, murders [[Scott Dolph]] and [[Sergei Gurlukovich]], sinks the tanker and is taken over by the personality of Liquid Snake. Philanthropy is blamed for the incident and goes underground, faking Snake's death.
  +
|<ref name="MGS2" /><ref group="note">Date is shown on a computer screen during the Tanker chapter in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''.</ref>
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|
  +
|[[Dead Cell]] leader [[Jackson|Colonel Jackson]] is arrested for allegedly misappropriating government funding and incarcerated in Leavenworth. He is actually framed by the Patriots.
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|Construction on the [[Big Shell]] offshore decontamination facility begins in Manhattan Bay.
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|Emma Emmerich leaves the NSA. She is recruited by the Patriots to begin work on GW.
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''August 8th:''<ref>Shown on a computer screen during the Tanker chapter in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty]]''.</ref> '''[[Tanker Incident]]'''. Solid Snake infiltrates the {{USS|Discovery|tanker|6}} in order to take photographs of [[Metal Gear RAY (manned)|Metal Gear RAY]], to leak onto the internet. Snake meets Olga Gurlukovich for the first time. Ocelot then hijacks RAY, murders [[Scott Dolph]] and [[Sergei Gurlukovich]], sinks the tanker and is then taken over for the first time by the personality of Liquid Snake, thus beginning his transformation into Liquid Ocelot. Philanthropy is blamed for the incident and goes underground, faking Snake's death.
  
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[[Dead Cell]] leader [[Jackson|Colonel Jackson]] is arrested for allegedly misappropriating government funding and incarcerated in Leavenworth. He is actually framed by the Patriots.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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Construction on the [[Big Shell]] offshore decontamination facility begins in Manhattan Bay.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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|[[George]] is born.
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Emma Emmerich leaves the NSA. She is recruited by the Patriots to begin work on GW.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
  +
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Olga gives birth to [[Sunny Emmerich|Sunny]], who is kidnapped by the Patriots.
  
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===2008===
  
===2008===
   
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The FDA of America declares food from cloned animals safe practice.<ref name="tlc"/>
  
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|
  +
|Olga gives birth to [[Sunny Emmerich|Sunny]], who is kidnapped by the Patriots.
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|<ref name="MGS2" />
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|-
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|
  +
|The FDA of America declares food from cloned animals safe practice.
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|<ref name="tlc"/>
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|-
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|September
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|The Montreux Document is ratified, which allows for some obligations in signature countries regarding private militaries.
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|<ref name="MGRR" />
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|-
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|October
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|The liquidation of Dead Cell: Dead Cell is caught in a surprise attack, losing two of its members ([[Chinaman]] and [[Old Boy]]). Only [[Fatman]], [[Fortune]], and [[Vamp]] survive.
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|<ref>The timeline featured in ''[[The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2]]''.</ref><ref group="note">The liquidation of Dead Cell is stated to have taken place six months prior to the Big Shell Incident, which itself happens on April 29-30, 2009.</ref>
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|
  +
|James Johnson is re-elected as President, officially due to the policies he made, although it is largely due to the Patriots' manipulations.
  +
|<ref name="MGS2" />
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|-
  +
|
  +
|The President of the United States publicly pledges to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.
  +
|<ref>''Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes'', Kojima Productions (2014). </ref><ref name="TPP Truth Timeline" /><ref group="note">While the President is not identified by name in the timeline in either ''[[Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes]]'' or ''The Phantom Pain'', it is known that by 2007, James Johnson succeeded George Sears. Barack Obama made the pledge in real life.</ref>
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''September:'' The Montreux Document is ratified, which allows for some obligations in signature countries regarding private militaries.<ref name="MGRR" />
  
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  +
|-
−
''November:''<ref>The liquidation of Dead Cell is stated to have taken place six months prior to the Big Shell Incident, which itself happens on April 29th-30th, 2009.</ref> The liquidation of Dead Cell: Dead Cell is caught in a surprise attack, losing two of its key members ([[Chinaman]] and [[Old Boy]]). Only [[Fatman]], [[Fortune]], and [[Vamp]] survive.<ref>The timeline featured in ''[[The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2]]''.</ref>
  
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−
James Johnson is re-elected as President, officially due to the policies he made, although it is largely due to the Patriots' manipulations.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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  +
|Sundowner retires from official military service, and begins working as a mercenary for various PMCs.
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President Johnson publicly pledges to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay.<ref>''[[Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes]]'', Kojima Productions (2014). <br />The President is not identified by name in the timeline. Barack Obama made the pledge in real life, whereas this action would be attributed to James Johnson in the series continuity.</ref>
  
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  +
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Sundowner retires from official military service, and begins working as a mercenary for various PMCs.<ref name="MGRR" />
  
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===2009===
  
===2009===
   
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''January:'' Scientists succeed in cloning the first extinct species, the [[wikipedia:Pyrenean ibex|Pyrenean Ibex]].<ref name="timeline">{{cite web |url=http://metalgearsolid.com/app/webroot/timeline/|title=METAL GEAR SOLID Timeline|publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment|accessdate=2012-04-12}}</ref>
  
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|January
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|Scientists succeed in cloning the first extinct species, the [[wikipedia:Pyrenean ibex|Pyrenean Ibex]].
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|<ref name="timeline">{{cite web |url=http://metalgearsolid.com/app/webroot/timeline/|title=METAL GEAR SOLID Timeline|publisher=Konami Digital Entertainment|accessdate=2012-04-12}}<sup>'''[dead link]'''</sup></ref>
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  +
|April 11
  +
|The [[wikipedia:Second Chechen War|Second Chechen War]] ends.
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|<ref name="MGRR" />
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|-
  +
|April 29
  +
|'''[[Big Shell Incident]]''': The [[Sons of Liberty (terrorist group)|Sons of Liberty]] uprising. Raiden and Solid Snake infiltrate the Big Shell separately. Raiden is unknowingly used as a guinea pig in the Patriots' [[S3 Plan]] in order to provide complex data for the AI GW. Raiden is variously assisted and opposed by both Snake and the new [[Cyborg Ninja]] (Olga Gurlukovich). The incident results in the deaths of Fatman, Emma Emmerich, Olga, [[Richard Ames]], Peter Stillman, members of [[SEAL Team 10]], and U.S. President James Johnson. Vamp disappears.
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|<ref name="MGS2" /><ref name="TPP Truth Timeline"/>
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|April 30
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|Arsenal Gear emerges. Fortune is killed by Revolver Ocelot, whose mind is taken over by Liquid Snake once more, before escaping in Metal Gear RAY. Arsenal Gear crashes into Manhattan, stopping at Federal Hall. Solidus Snake dies after being defeated by Raiden.
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|
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|"Liquid Ocelot" retrieves GW from Arsenal Gear.
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|<ref name="MGS4" />
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|
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|Revolver Ocelot has Liquid Snake's arm removed from his body due to the imbalance caused to his psyche. It is replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic.
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|<ref name="MGS4" />
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  +
|June 23
  +
|The United States Secretary of Defense establishes [[wikipedia:United States Cyber Command|Cyber Command]], the Armed Forces Branch of cyberspace.
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|December 1
  +
|The [[wikipedia:Treaty of Lisbon|Treaty of Lisbon]] is entered into force, the authority of the European Union (EU) is enlarged.
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|<ref name="MG25th" />
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==Behind the scenes==
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''February:'' The [[wikipedia:Tea Party Movement|Tea Party Movement]] is formed.<ref name="MGRR" />
  
  +
The timeline featured on the official ''[[Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection]]'' website mentions President Barack Obama's 2009 speech about "A World without Nuclear Weapons" in Prague, Czech Republic.<ref name="tlc"/> However, this conflicts with the ''[[Metal Gear series|Metal Gear]]'' chronology in that the President during this time is actually the fictional [[James Johnson]]. Obama's speech would later be referenced in an ending about nuclear disarmament in ''[[Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain]]''.
   
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== Notes ==
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''April 11:'' The [[wikipedia:Second Chechen War|Second Chechen War]] ends.<ref name="MGRR" />
  
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== References ==
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''April 29th:'' '''[[Big Shell Incident]]'''. The [[Sons of Liberty (terrorist group)|Sons of Liberty]] uprising. Raiden and Solid Snake infiltrate the Big Shell separately. Raiden is unknowingly used as a guinea pig in the Patriots' [[S3 Plan]] in order to provide complex data for one of their AI's (GW). Raiden is variously assisted and opposed by both Snake and the new [[Cyborg Ninja]] (Olga Gurlukovich). The incident results in the deaths of Fatman, Emma Emmerich, Olga, [[Richard Ames]], Peter Stillman, every member of [[SEAL Team 10]], and the 44th President of the United States, James Johnson. Vamp is also "killed" for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th time, all at the hands of Raiden.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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''April 30th:'' Arsenal Gear emerges. Fortune is murdered by Revolver Ocelot who becomes Liquid Ocelot once more, then proceeds to escape in Metal Gear RAY. Arsenal Gear crashes into Manhattan, stopping at Federal Hall. Solidus Snake dies after being defeated by Raiden. Otacon discovers that the original Wisemen's Committee has been dead for almost 100 years, and that one member was also one of the top financial backers of Philanthropy.<ref name="MGS2" />
  
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Liquid Ocelot retrieves GW from Arsenal Gear.<ref name="MGS4" />
  
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−
Revolver Ocelot has Liquid Snake's arm removed from his body because the arm caused an imbalance to Ocelot's psyche in the presence of Solid Snake during the Tanker and Big Shell Incidents. It is replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic.<ref name="MGS4" />
  
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−
''June 23rd:'' The United States Secretary of Defense establishes [[wikipedia:United States Cyber Command|Cyber Command]], the Armed Forces Branch of cyberspace.<ref name="timeline"/>
  
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==Behind the scenes==
  
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The timeline featured on the official ''[[Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection]]'' website mentions President Barack Obama's 2009 speech about "A World without Nuclear Weapons" in Prague, Czech Republic.<ref name="tlc"/> However, this conflicts with the ''[[Metal Gear series|Metal Gear]]'' chronology in that the President during this time is actually the fictional [[James Johnson]].
  
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== Notes and references ==
  
 
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{{Timeline}}

Latest revision as of 15:32, 8 October 2022

Early 2000s

Dates Events
George Sears (Solidus Snake) is appointed the 43rd President of the United States. [1][2]
The NIF (National Ignition Facility) is established. [3]

2000

Dates Events
January 24 A small group within the U.S. government orchestrates a signal data hacking assault on the NSA facility in Fort Meade, with the assistance of a hacker group, of which Emma Emmerich is a key member. The facility suffers a total system shutdown for a 72-hour period. This feat earns Emma invitations to join a host of intelligence agencies worldwide, including the NSA. [1]
Post-January 24 The beginning of the Arsenal Gear project: The NSA signal hacking assault leads to the decision to shift the NSA data-gathering operations to an isolated location that will be safe from physical attack as well as cyber-terrorism. [1]
June A joint team of Japanese, American, and European scientist map the human genome. [4]
Liquid Snake joins FOXHOUND and becomes squad leader. [5]
Ocelot joins FOXHOUND, under Liquid Snake's command. [3]
Psycho Mantis leaves the FBI after delving too deep into a serial killer's mind and operates as a freelance psychic all over the world. [3]
Trials for the National Missile Defense program end in failure. Despite this, President Sears later forces the NMD proposal through and succeeds in deploying the program. [1]

2001

Dates Events
September 11 Multiple terrorist attacks strike America. [4][6]
October 7 Coalition forces invade Afghanistan. [6]
October 26 The USA PATRIOT Act is enacted into law. [4]
Warning: The following information is from outside Hideo Kojima's core "Metal Gear Saga." Its canonicity within the continuity is disputed, therefore reader discretion is advised.[?]
Dates Events
Post-October 7 Sundowner and Mistral participate in the War in Afghanistan. [7]
Non-"Metal Gear Saga" information ends here.

2002

Dates Events
Camp X-ray, a black site for housing "enemy combatants," is established at the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay. [8][6]
February 8 The Algerian Civil War ends. [7]
The nuclear weapons disposal facility on Shadow Moses Island is constructed. [9]
Hybrids are outlawed in dogsledding races. [3]
The CIA and other intelligence agencies uncover evidence that falsely suggests Iraq is developing WMDs, which results in the invasion of Iraq a year later. [7]
The Angolan Civil War draws to a close. [6]

2003

Dates Events
The Iraq War begins. [6]
March 20 Several nations led by the U.S. launch a multi-lateral strike on Iraq. The UK-based PMC, Praying Mantis, is contracted alongside the U.S. Government to deploy large amounts of their soldiers into the combat zones. [4][10]
June The U.S.'s DoD Command and Control Research Program publishes Power to the Edge, proposing battlefield information be shifted to a single Global Information Grid (GIG). [11]
August Three "special weapons observation remote reconnaissance direct action system" (SWORDS) are deployed in Iraq, marking the first unmanned, armed robots in a warzone. [11]
Dr. Clark (Para-Medic) is killed by a revived Gray Fox, who manages to escape. Naomi Hunter covers up the incident, faking Fox's death, and takes over Clark's job as FOXHOUND's medical staff. Clark's death is planned by EVA and Ocelot. [3][10][6][note 1]
As of this year, more than 20,000 nuclear warheads exist in the world. [12]
The Second Congo War draws to a close. [6]
Warning: The following information is from outside Hideo Kojima's core "Metal Gear Saga." Its canonicity within the continuity is disputed, therefore reader discretion is advised.[?]
Dates Events
Iraq War Sundowner, Mistral and Khamsin participate in the conflict, the last of whom is later discharged due to his disastrous personality. [7]
Non-"Metal Gear Saga" information ends here.

2004

Dates Events
Peter Stillman attempts to disarm a bomb planted in a famous church in the United States. He panics and flees the scene, and everyone else in the church and in a nearby playground dies in the explosion. Unable to face the victims' families, he later claims that he lost his leg in the explosion. [1]
Johnny Sasaki joins the military. [10]
An experiment utilizing Van der Waals force is carried out, in which a 100 gram object is hung by a 50-millimeter square piece of adhesive tape. [10]
Pakistani scientists proliferate nuclear-related technologies overseas. [4]
The movie Godzilla: Final Wars is released. [13]
The PlayStation Portable is released. [7]

2005

Dates Events
An estimated 50,000 tons of nuclear material is stored in America alone. [3]
January A report is filed concerning the behavior of the Next-Generation Special Forces; consulting classified information about soldier genes and conducting their own gene therapy experiments. [3]
Circa February 25 McDonell Miller is assassinated in his home by an unknown assailant. [3][14]
February 28 Shadow Moses Incident: The renegade members of FOXHOUND are killed, with the exception of Revolver Ocelot, and the Genome Army is decimated. The DARPA Chief Donald Anderson dies from Ocelot's torture and the President of ArmsTech Kenneth Baker is killed by FOXDIE. Solid Snake defeats Metal Gear REX with the assistance of Meryl Silverburgh, Hal Emmerich (Otacon), and Gray Fox, the last of whom dies. FOXHOUND is disbanded. [3][6]
Post-Shadow Moses Incident Snake and Meryl attempt to start a new life together. [10]
Naomi Hunter is placed into a high security prison. Three weeks later, she is broken out by Liquid Ocelot, but Solid Snake is blamed. [1][10]
March 1 U.S. President George Sears and the President of Russia sign the START III Accord and negotiate revisions to the ABM treaty, since the NMD program violated the current treaty. [3][1]
Early March Jim Houseman allegedly commits suicide due to a nervous breakdown, although it is suspected that he was assassinated for failing to take the fall for the Shadow Moses Incident. [1]
Nastasha publishes her book, In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth, in order to expose the truth behind the Shadow Moses Incident. It makes the incident public and becomes a best-seller, turning Solid Snake into a hero-like figure. [1]
Revolver Ocelot sells the test data for Metal Gear REX on the black market, obtaining a great amount of money. Soon, many nations build pirated versions of the weapon. [1]
George Sears "resigns" as U.S. President. He is succeeded by James Johnson. [1]
Solid Snake and Otacon found Philanthropy, in order to put a stop to the construction of Metal Gear derivatives. Nastasha Romanenko donates her profits from her book to their cause. [1][6]
Emma Emmerich joins the NSA in exchange for information regarding her brother, Hal Emmerich, who had been involved in the Shadow Moses Incident. [1]
Simultaneous terrorist bombing cases take place in London, UK, and Egypt. [4][15]
Riots occur in France. [4][15]
Late 2005/Early 2006 In Lyon, France, Ocelot has Liquid Snake's arm grafted in place of the one Gray Fox cut off at Shadow Moses. [1]

2006

Dates Events
Development of the Boeing X-50 Dragonfly is cancelled due to flaws in the transition mode between winged flight mode and rotor mode. [7]
July 16 The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism is created by the U.S. and Russia. [11]
2006-2007 Jack (Raiden) undergoes VR training as part of the U.S. Army's Force XXI trials. [1]

2007

Warning: The following information is from outside Hideo Kojima's core "Metal Gear Saga." Its canonicity within the continuity is disputed, therefore reader discretion is advised.[?]
Dates Events
January 20 Jack (Raiden) leaves the Force XXI, with his profile within the group being edited for the last time. [16]
Non-"Metal Gear Saga" information ends here.
Dates Events
The Global Financial Crisis begins. [4]
April 30 Jack (Raiden) and Rosemary meet each other for the first time. [1]
May Rose and Jack (Raiden) become reacquainted upon discovering that they work at the same military base [1]
May Journalist Gary McGolden recieves an optical disc containing a copy of In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth. [1]
Olga Gurlukovich becomes pregnant with Sunny. [1]
June 24 Gary McGolden supposedly travels to Shadow Moses Island to discover the truth about the 2005 incident, but is captured by agents of the Patriots, resulting in his rescue by an unknown "invisible" savior. He reports his account in the article The Shocking Conspiracy Behind Shadow Moses shortly before disappearing. As a result, In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth is published in its original, unabridged form. [1][17]
August 7 Russia restores bomber patrols. [13]
August 8 Tanker Incident: Solid Snake infiltrates the USS Discovery in order to expose the U.S. Marines' Metal Gear RAY to the public. Ocelot hijacks RAY, murders Scott Dolph and Sergei Gurlukovich, sinks the tanker and is taken over by the personality of Liquid Snake. Philanthropy is blamed for the incident and goes underground, faking Snake's death. [1][note 2]
Dead Cell leader Colonel Jackson is arrested for allegedly misappropriating government funding and incarcerated in Leavenworth. He is actually framed by the Patriots. [1]
Construction on the Big Shell offshore decontamination facility begins in Manhattan Bay. [1]
Emma Emmerich leaves the NSA. She is recruited by the Patriots to begin work on GW. [1]
Warning: The following information is from outside Hideo Kojima's core "Metal Gear Saga." Its canonicity within the continuity is disputed, therefore reader discretion is advised.[?]
Dates Events
George is born. [7]
Non-"Metal Gear Saga" information ends here.

2008

Dates Events
Olga gives birth to Sunny, who is kidnapped by the Patriots. [1]
The FDA of America declares food from cloned animals safe practice. [4]
September The Montreux Document is ratified, which allows for some obligations in signature countries regarding private militaries. [7]
October The liquidation of Dead Cell: Dead Cell is caught in a surprise attack, losing two of its members (Chinaman and Old Boy). Only Fatman, Fortune, and Vamp survive. [18][note 3]
James Johnson is re-elected as President, officially due to the policies he made, although it is largely due to the Patriots' manipulations. [1]
The President of the United States publicly pledges to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay. [19][6][note 4]
Warning: The following information is from outside Hideo Kojima's core "Metal Gear Saga." Its canonicity within the continuity is disputed, therefore reader discretion is advised.[?]
Dates Events
Sundowner retires from official military service, and begins working as a mercenary for various PMCs. [7]
Non-"Metal Gear Saga" information ends here.

2009

Dates Events
January Scientists succeed in cloning the first extinct species, the Pyrenean Ibex. [11]
April 11 The Second Chechen War ends. [7]
April 29 Big Shell Incident: The Sons of Liberty uprising. Raiden and Solid Snake infiltrate the Big Shell separately. Raiden is unknowingly used as a guinea pig in the Patriots' S3 Plan in order to provide complex data for the AI GW. Raiden is variously assisted and opposed by both Snake and the new Cyborg Ninja (Olga Gurlukovich). The incident results in the deaths of Fatman, Emma Emmerich, Olga, Richard Ames, Peter Stillman, members of SEAL Team 10, and U.S. President James Johnson. Vamp disappears. [1][6]
April 30 Arsenal Gear emerges. Fortune is killed by Revolver Ocelot, whose mind is taken over by Liquid Snake once more, before escaping in Metal Gear RAY. Arsenal Gear crashes into Manhattan, stopping at Federal Hall. Solidus Snake dies after being defeated by Raiden. [1]
"Liquid Ocelot" retrieves GW from Arsenal Gear. [10]
Revolver Ocelot has Liquid Snake's arm removed from his body due to the imbalance caused to his psyche. It is replaced with a cybernetic prosthetic. [10]
June 23 The United States Secretary of Defense establishes Cyber Command, the Armed Forces Branch of cyberspace. [11]
December 1 The Treaty of Lisbon is entered into force, the authority of the European Union (EU) is enlarged. [13]

Behind the scenes

The timeline featured on the official Metal Gear Solid: The Legacy Collection website mentions President Barack Obama's 2009 speech about "A World without Nuclear Weapons" in Prague, Czech Republic.[4] However, this conflicts with the Metal Gear chronology in that the President during this time is actually the fictional James Johnson. Obama's speech would later be referenced in an ending about nuclear disarmament in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

Notes

  1. ^ In Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, the "Truth: The Man Who Sold the World" ending timeline erroneously states that Dr. Clark was killed during the Shadow Moses Incident.
  2. ^ Date is shown on a computer screen during the Tanker chapter in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.
  3. ^ The liquidation of Dead Cell is stated to have taken place six months prior to the Big Shell Incident, which itself happens on April 29-30, 2009.
  4. ^ While the President is not identified by name in the timeline in either Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes or The Phantom Pain, it is known that by 2007, James Johnson succeeded George Sears. Barack Obama made the pledge in real life.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2001).
  2. ^ Metal Gear Solid 4 Database, Kojima Productions (2008).
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Metal Gear Solid, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (1998).
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j METAL GEAR SOLID THE LEGACY COLLECTION OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Konami Digital Entertainment (2013). Retrieved on 2014-03-30.
  5. ^ Metal Gear Solid (Briefing), Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (1998).
    Liquid Snake [...] 2000 Joins FOX-HOUND and becomes battle leader of the new FOX-HOUND.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain ("Truth: The Man Who Sold the World" Ending timeline), Kojima Productions (2015).
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Kojima Productions/Platinum Games (2013).
  8. ^ Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Kojima Productions (2014).
  9. ^ Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2001).
    "The nuclear weapons disposal plant on Shadow Moses dates back to 2002. It was built solely for the purpose of temporarily storing nuclear warheads slated for disposal..."
    - In the Darkness of Shadow Moses: The Unofficial Truth by Nastasha Romanenko
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Kojima Productions (2008).
  11. ^ a b c d e METAL GEAR SOLID Timeline. Konami Digital Entertainment. Retrieved on 2012-04-12.[dead link]
  12. ^ Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes, Konami Computer Entertainment Japan (2004).
    In the 1980s, there were more than 60,000 nuclear warheads in the world at all times. The total destructive power amounted to 1 million times that of the Hiroshima A-bomb. In January 1993, START2 was signed and the United States and Russia agreed to reduce the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads to 3,000 to 3,500 in each nation by the end of year 2007. However, as of 2003, there still exists more than 20,000 nuclear warheads in the world.
  13. ^ a b c http://www.konami.jp/mg25th/truth/chronicles.html
  14. ^ Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker (second ending timeline), Kojima Productions (2010).
  15. ^ a b METAL GEAR SOLID THE LEGACY COLLECTION OFFICIAL WEBSITE. Konami Digital Entertainment (2013). Retrieved on 2014-03-30.
  16. ^ File:464622 10150780828375986 285152375985 9894716 1883895116 o.jpg
  17. ^ "[Nastasha Romanenko's] account was published in its original, unabridged form as "In the Darkness of Shadow Moses" after the successful publication of this volume [of MEGASURPRISE magazine]."
    - The Shocking Conspiracy Behind Shadow Moses, Publisher's Afterword by Editor-in-Chief Max Smithson
  18. ^ The timeline featured in The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2.
  19. ^ Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Kojima Productions (2014).
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