Events that happen in the "future" in games that have now passed in real life.

[Sonicwolf]

According to an episode of the original series, it was. I don't know if any of the later television series or films supports it or changes it (I only ever watched the first tv series).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugenic..._World_War_III

According to the original series, the Eugenics Wars lasted between 1992 and 1996.