I can’t seem to post this on r/AskHistorians so I came here. Can somebody explain to me the build up to the nuclear war of 2038?

I am currently typing a history report for my class, and I’m trying to learn about this. I would just go and see for myself, but my time machine can’t go back that far (the model is old/bad). Can anybody give my some help? via /r/HistoryMemes https://ift.tt/2SUIZXB