Militarization conspiracy

"Marcus used me to design weapons. I helped him realize his vision of a militarized Starfleet. He sent you to use those weapons, to fire my torpedoes on an unsuspecting planet, and then he purposely crippled your ship in enemy space, leading to one inevitable outcome: the Klingons would come searching for whoever was responsible, and you would have no chance of escape. Marcus would finally have the war he talked about, the war he always wanted."

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The militarization conspiracy was a plot orchestrated by Starfleet Admiral and faction of Section 31 to militarize Starfleet for a possible war with the Klingon Empire. To achieve his goals, Marcus used the genetically enhanced intellect of war criminal. However, Marcus's plans backfired and he attempted to cover up the conspiracy, while trying to start a war.

Origins
"I took a tactical risk when I woke that bastard up, believing that a superior intelligence could help us protect ourselves from whatever came at us next. But I made a mistake, and now the blood of everyone he's killed is on my hands."

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Following the destruction of the USS Kelvin (NCC-0514) in, the USS Enterprise (alternate reality 2230s) under Captain and his XO,  conducted a survey of Phaedus IV around. There, April witness a civil war between the Phaedans and saw the atrocities carried out by the. Thus April decided to violate the Prime Directive and assist the blue Phaedans. April then took some technology and Marcus reported that April was killed. For the next twenty years, April and the blue Phaedans fought the shadow with supplies from Section 31 sent through the smuggler,. April then discovered that the Shadow was being backed by the Klingon Empire

When Marcus became the head of Starfleet in the 2250s, Marcus was dissatisfied with the Federation's response to the Klingon Empire's belligerent expansion. Believing war with the Klingons was inevitable, Marcus and Section 31 faction sought ways to militarize Starfleet. Following the Destruction of in, the USS Vanguard (Section 31) discovered the SS, that had 73 augment humans from the late 20th cetury Earth. Marcus woke the augments' leader, Khan Noonien Singh. Marcus then had Khan surgically altered recruited him into Section 31 under the alias "".