yes, the nukes did go off and pretty much destroyed the world, just like it was suppose to happen. connor and what's her face stayed alive so they could lead the resistance in the future. arnold was just bad in the movie cuz the TX reprogrammed him to kill connor.
lol anoyther movie that confused me was a buetiful mind i thought he realy worked for the cia to the end of movie lol.and some other arnold movie when he wnet to mars i was lost as hell lol.