Trivia: When Col. John Matrix is with Cooke in the motel, Matrix says the famous phrase: "I eat green berets for breakfast." This was a reference to Sylvester Stallone, who played a Green Beret in the Rambo movies. (00:46:45)
Trivia: The shopping mall used in this film is the same one that was used in Terminator 2.
Trivia: A sequel idea was considered, but Arnold was not interested. The idea eventually became 'Die Hard' (1988), three years later. Arnold is still referenced with the line, "Enough plastic explosive to orbit Arnold Schwarzenegger", spoken by Bruce Willis.
Trivia: When Col John Matrix and Cooke are fighting in the hotel room, they burst through an adjoining room and there is a couple in bed. The woman is sex therapist Dr Ava Cadell. (00:47:00)
Answer: Possibly so any surviving enemies they encountered on previous missions and or tours of duty couldn't hunt them down and kill them for revenge.