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By 2531, Insurrectionists had repeatedly had their operations disrupted by a four-man team of Spartan-II supersoldiers known as [[Blue Team]]. The team disrupted Insurrectionist operations including [[Station Jefferson]], the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] ''[[Origami]]'' and a saboteur cell on [[Reach]], as well as an incident in [[Micronesia]], and a high-explosives manufacturing facility at an unspecified location.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 36-37''</ref> In response the rebels gathered together three stolen [[FENRIS Nuclear Warhead]]s at Camp New Hope in a way so sloppy that the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] could not help but notice, then contacted the UNSC and offered to trade the nukes in exchange for medicines for their people suffering from [[Boren's Syndrome]]. They then set a trap for Blue Team, whom they anticipated would be sent to recover the nukes. The UNSC needed the weapons, as its stockpiles had been depleted by its war with the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].