In the fictional Star Trek universe, a neutral zone is a sort of "buffer zone" between the territories of two different powers. If either party enters a neutral zone it is an aggressive move and is usually considered an act of war. The Federation has had two neutral zones: one with the Klingon Empire and one with the Romulan Star Empire. Used on its own, "the Neutral Zone" generally refers to the Romulan Neutral Zone. The Three Graces, here in a painting by Sandro Botticelli, were the goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility in Greek mythology. ... Star Trek collectively refers to a science-fiction franchise spanning six unique television series (which comprise 726 episodes) and ten feature films, in addition to hundreds of novels, computer and video games, fan stories, and other works of fiction — all of which are set within the same fictional universe created... A fictional universe is a cohesive fictional world that serves as the setting or backdrop for one or (more commonly) multiple works of fiction. ... The only atomic weapons ever used in war - the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan by the United States on August 9, 1945, effectively ending World War II. The bombs over Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki immediately killed over 120,000 people. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, the United Federation of Planets (UFP) – widely referred to and known as merely the Federation – is an interstellar federal state of more than 150 member planets and thousands of colonies. ... Klingons (tlhIngan in the Klingon language) are a race of humanoids in the fictional Star Trek universe. ... The Romulans, a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, are descended from Vulcans and are characterized as being passionate, cunning, and opportunistic. ...

Klingon Neutral Zone

The Klingon Neutral Zone, sometimes known as the Organian Neutral Zone, appears to have been set up during the time of the Star Trek: The Original Series. Unlike the Romulan Neutral Zone, the Klingon Neutral Zone appears to have some commercial traffic crossing it. The Organians are a fictional race in the universe of Star Trek. ... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ...

The Organians are non-corporeal beings from the planet Organia IV, which is strategically situated between the Empire and the Federation. When both parties, thinking them a pre-industrial people, attempted to occupy their world, they revealed their posthuman nature and imposed the Neutral Zone. Posthuman Future by Michael Gibbs A posthuman or post-human is a hypothetical future being whose capabilities so radically exceed those of present humans as to be no longer human by current standards. ...

The zone was the site of the Kobayashi Maru scenario. A screenshot from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan showing data on the Kobayashi Maru. ...

The Klingon Neutral Zone was abolished by the Khitomer Accords in 2293. In the Star Trek universe, the Khitomer Accords comprised a treaty set down between the Klingon Empire, the United Federation of Planets and the Romulan Empire signed on the planet Khitomer in the year 2293. ...

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Romulan Neutral Zone

The Romulan Neutral Zone is still in effect (that is, no canononical material has yet occured in which it is abolished). It was established in 2160. Like the Klingon Neutral Zone, any entry by either party was considered an act of war. It was unviolated until 2266, when the Romulans crossed it; a war, however, was avoided. The Enterprise (NCC-1701) crossed the Neutral Zone three times: once to get to a starbase quickly when the crew was suffering accelerated aging, once when it was commandeered by a group of disestablishmentarians in their quest for paradise, and once more to steal a Romulan cloaking device. The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701), following the 2270-2272 refit In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the USS Enterprise, NCC-1701 was the ship in the original NBC TV series Star Trek, which chronicled the vessels most famous assignment, a five-year mission of exploration and dipomacy under... A starbase is usually portrayed as a facility strategically positioned in space used to repair and re-supply starships. ... Look up Paradise in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Paradise is also a title of a tv-series The word paradise is derived from the Avestan word of pairidaeza (a walled enclosure), which is a compound of pairi- (around), a cognate of the Greek peri-, and -diz (to create, make). ... A Klingon Bird of Prey from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country fires while using a cloaking device. ...

The Neutral Zone remained uncrossed during a period of extended Romulan isolationism. In 2364, several Romulan outposts along the Neutral Zone were destroyed by then-unknown forces, prompting the Romulans to cross the Neutral Zone to investigate the matter. It was determined several months later that the destruction had been caused by the Borg. The following year, the USS Yamato crossed into the Neutral Zone to prevent the Romulans from finding the Iconian home world, an abandoned planet that contained highly advanced technology. In 2366 a Romulan defected to the Federation, breaching the Neutral Zone, warning of a secret plan to attack the Federation; the Enterprise-D, along with three Klingon warships, in turn, crossed the Neutral Zone to investigate the claim. Finally, in the same year, the Romulan scout ship Pi crashed just inside of Federation space, and a Romulan ship crossed over to recover survivors. Isolationism is a foreign policy which combines a non-interventionist military and political policy with a policy of economic nationalism (protectionism). ... The Borg or Borg Collective is a race of cyborgs in the Star Trek fictional universe. ... By the mid 20th century humans had achieved a level of technological mastery sufficient to leave the surface of the planet for the first time and explore space. ... The 24th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2301-2400. ... In the Star Trek fictional universe, the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) is the Galaxy class starship that is the principal setting of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG). ...

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It's unclear how much longer the Romulan Neutral Zone will remain in effect. With the steadily improving relations between the two powers following the events of the Dominion War and Star Trek: Nemesis, the Zone may someday soon finally be abolished. Combatants United Federation of Planets, Klingon Empire, Romulan Star Empire Dominion, Cardassian Union, Breen Confederacy, Sona Commanders Chancellor Gowron †, General Martok, Praetor Neral, Vice Admiral William J. Ross, General Velal Legate Broca †, Legate Corat Damar †, Legate Dukat †, Thot Gor, Female Changeling, Thot Pran, Weyoun † In the fictional Star Trek... Star Trek Nemesis (Paramount Pictures, 2002; see also 2002 in film) is the tenth feature film based on the popular Star Trek science fiction television series. ...

External link

• Romulan Neutral Zone at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek WikiWiki