Innocence Project

Antimatter weapons were considered the most lethal threat to galactic existence to any inhabitant race found within. Its development required large amounts of resources dedicated to the construction of vast amounts of antimatter generators and containment. Very few antimatter weapons were ever created or used by the galactic council or any sentient race in any scaled conflict.

Development
A clandestine project initially started by the Richards Corporation to develop an antimatter bomb. Research later shifted to the construction of an antimatter warhead equipped subspace missile. Construction of this missile was bleeding edge for its time, and was brought to head immediately after the beginning of the Extinction War.

Bombing of Council Station
At the onset of the war, the Innocence Project had only created one functional antimatter warhead. It was subsequently used on the Council Station to incapacitate the head of the galactic governance. Launched from the Serpent of Eden in subspace flight, the warhead detonated in close proximity to the Council Station upon dropping out of subspace.

Council Station Aftermath
Preliminary assessments believed there may have been a catastrophic reactor breach, or a natural disaster managed to overwhelm the ship's systems. But upon closer investigation, the debris and radiation left over bore the telltale signature of an antimatter detonation. Secondary light echo analysis showed the double flash signature of a primary antimatter explosion, followed by the secondary explosion of the station's reactors.

Quarantine Enforcement headquarters, as well as many other intragalactic organizations and governing bodies were all located on Council Station. Their sudden disappearance helped to throw the galaxy into disarray.

The political landscape of the galaxy immediately after the bombing was thrown into great turmoil. Remaining members of the Galactic Council enforced council laws to be upheld on their respective planets. The Noraloona announced that they were putting their participation in the Council under review, and subsequently withdrew.

Bombing of Zusha
The antimatter bomb technology originally developed by Richards Corp. in the Innocence Project was then used in the Human invasion of the Zusheer homeworld, Zusha. Utilizing a standard Constellation Strike, 18 antimatter bombs were fired upon the planet, incinerating its entire surface. The long term habitability of Zusha was destroyed, as were any likely survivors of the attack. Upon detonation, most Human ships left the Zusha system, before any Zusha reinforcement fleets could arrive. This act of finality pushed the galaxy into further chaos.