Earth is the homeworld of humanity and the current capital world of the United Colonial Nations.
History[]
In 2055, Earth's natural resources were nearly depleted which led to the planet's nations fighting over these scarce resources.[1] The conflict saw the widespread use of nuclear weaponry. Initially, nuclear exchanges were limited to strategic release of nuclear weapons, but as the war progressed it soon escalated to targeting major civilian population centers. The nuclear war ended in 2059 and rendered much of Earth uninhabitable.[1]
Realizing Earth's diminished resources would be unable to support humanity, the world's governments and powerful corporations formed the United Colonial Nations to initiate space colonization in order to secure new natural resources beyond Earth and supporting humanity's survival.[1]
As of the Second Extrasolar War, Earth remains the capital world of the UCN. During the conflict it was the target of an intended Petrusite bombardment by the Helghast, but ISA forces were able to foil the attack before it could be launched.[2]
Trivia[]
- In Killzone 3, Captain Narville describes the crater left by Red Dust as "the size of Kansas", implying that the United States of America, or at least Kansas in some way, still exists by 2360.