Sorry if this has been cleared up before or is available on the wiki, but if so I've not seen either.

In Fallout 3, all of the clocks you see in game stop around 9.45-9.50. I'm just curious - is this meant to be am or pm? Given that I believe it's generally accepted that China launched first I was wondering last night what time of day China launched, given the time difference. I like the idea of the Chinese leaders having a midnight conference and deciding to press the button.

Or given that the clocks are presumably battery/ mechanically powered, would they still be affected by EMP?

Good question. I looked it up in the Fallout Bible and it didn't give a time, just the date.

If they're battery powered, I see no reason why they would be affected- there are still Fission batteries and microfusion cells, which can be considered nuclear batteries.

In game it says the clocks stopped at the time of the attack, i think theres a definitave time on a comp terminal.

Old world Blues states that the great war began at night.

"As war escalated, so did the questions. On the night of October 23rd, 2077, the scientists received an answer that put all their questions to rest."

Thanks Lt, so China would have launched early morning if I understand the time difference right. Still curious how all the clocks stopped, I believe EMP stops anything with an electrical circuit