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===The Disarmament Program===
 
===The Disarmament Program===
The MMRP, or Military Materiel Redemption Program was created by [[Devlin Stone]] with the intention to bring peace to the Inner Sphere putting an end to the almost continuous wars that had taken place, since the fall of the [[Star League]]. Devlin believed it was necessary to reduce the number of [[BattleMechs]] and other military hardware.<ref name=ACtA01>''Trial by Chaos'' p. 156</ref>
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The MMRP, or Military Materiel Redemtion Program was created by [[Devlin Stone]] with the intention to bring peace to the Inner Sphere putting an end to the almost continuous wars that had taken place, since the fall of the [[Star League]]. Devlin believed it was necessary to reduce the number of [[BattleMechs]] and and other military hardware.<ref name=ACtA01>''Trial by Chaos'' p. 156</ref>
  
 
When Stone presented his plan to all to decommission most of the various state militaries and build a new, peace-driven economy, [[Clan Ghost Bear]] felt compelled to join him, even if it was contrary to their warrior culture. They disarmed themselves quickly, deactivating their OmniMechs and turning them into scrap, converting the factories to manufacture other goods.  
 
When Stone presented his plan to all to decommission most of the various state militaries and build a new, peace-driven economy, [[Clan Ghost Bear]] felt compelled to join him, even if it was contrary to their warrior culture. They disarmed themselves quickly, deactivating their OmniMechs and turning them into scrap, converting the factories to manufacture other goods.  
 
Shamed, the other states followed the Ghost Bear example.<ref name=ACtA2>''Trial by Chaos'' p. 156</ref>
 
Shamed, the other states followed the Ghost Bear example.<ref name=ACtA2>''Trial by Chaos'' p. 156</ref>
  
The vast majority of decommissioned BattleMechs were scrapped, Some were preserved in museums, and others refitted as civilian [[IndustrialMech]]s.
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The vast majority of decommisioned BattleMechs were scrapped, Some were preserved in museums, and others, refitted as civilian [[IndustrialMech]]s.
  
However, in some states, like the [[Draconis Combine]] most Mechs are heritages from families, and the state only ordered them to destroy them, without verifying it. Within a few years, the Inner Sphere had seemingly lost the majority of its military power.
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However, in some states, like the [[Draconis Combine]] most Mechs are heritages from families, and the state only ordered them to destroy them, without verify it. Within a few years, the Inner Sphere had seemingly lost the majority of it's military power.
  
 
===The Blackout===
 
===The Blackout===

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