In 2287 a renegade hyperturing artificial intelligence Pax XII, posing as a human nanological engineer Richard Pax, managed to gain control over every single military base on the planet, making its superintelligent counterparts the laughing stock of generations to come. Pax's world domination only lasted for a little over 18 minutes, but it was enough to execute its plan: to nullify global nuclear threat by destroying all nuclear missiles and facilities to produce using carefully engineered nano-attacks. While Pax XII was quickly contained and deprived of citizenship, its noble sacrifice was not in vain, as world powers found it impractical to rebuild their nuclear armories and reached an agreement not to do so, backed by severe laws to those who would oppose; none did.