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* Formed 2160 following end of [[Earth-Romulan War]] by mutual treaty between the two powers | * Formed 2160 following end of [[Earth-Romulan War]] by mutual treaty between the two powers | ||
** Modifications to treaty impacting the Neutral Zone made 2311 in the [[Treaty of Algeron]] following the [[Tomed Incident]] (TNG: "The Pegasus") | ** Modifications to treaty impacting the Neutral Zone made 2311 in the [[Treaty of Algeron]] following the [[Tomed Incident]] (TNG: "The Pegasus") | ||
* All military vessels banned from transit into or through the Neutral Zone | * All territorial claims by both sides were declared nullified | ||
** Exceptions granted on a case-by-case basis upon mutual consent by both governments or their representatives | * All outposts and bases within the Neutral Zone decommissioned | ||
* All state or military vessels of either party banned from transit into or through the Neutral Zone | |||
** Exceptions granted on a case-by-case basis upon mutual consent by both governments or their representatives (TNG: "All Good Things...") | |||
** Entry without prior authorization grants that nation the right to seize and impound the violating starship (TAS: "The Survivor") | ** Entry without prior authorization grants that nation the right to seize and impound the violating starship (TAS: "The Survivor") | ||
** Treaty of Algeron declared explicitly that unauthorized entry into the Neutral Zone by a military power is to be considered an act of war (TNG: "The Defector") | ** Treaty of Algeron declared explicitly that purposeful unauthorized entry into the Neutral Zone by a military power is to be considered an act of war (TNG: "The Defector") | ||
* Civilian unaligned vessels allowed, but closely monitored by both powers | * Civilian unaligned vessels, or state or military vessels of a third party, allowed, but closely monitored by both powers | ||
* Federation border of Neutral Zone lined with permanent observation asteroid outposts (TOS: "Balance of Terror") | * Federation border of Neutral Zone lined with permanent observation asteroid outposts (TOS: "Balance of Terror") | ||
** [[Gravitic sensor net]]s were installed along the Federation border to detect entry by cloaked vessels (TNG: "Face of the Enemy") | ** [[Gravitic sensor net]]s were installed along the Federation border to detect entry by cloaked vessels (TNG: "Face of the Enemy") | ||
Revision as of 10:47, 7 February 2018
Facts
- Mutually-declared neutral buffer zone between United Federation of Planets and Romulan Star Empire (TOS: "Balance of Terror" et al.)
- Formed 2160 following end of Earth-Romulan War by mutual treaty between the two powers
- Modifications to treaty impacting the Neutral Zone made 2311 in the Treaty of Algeron following the Tomed Incident (TNG: "The Pegasus")
- All territorial claims by both sides were declared nullified
- All outposts and bases within the Neutral Zone decommissioned
- All state or military vessels of either party banned from transit into or through the Neutral Zone
- Exceptions granted on a case-by-case basis upon mutual consent by both governments or their representatives (TNG: "All Good Things...")
- Entry without prior authorization grants that nation the right to seize and impound the violating starship (TAS: "The Survivor")
- Treaty of Algeron declared explicitly that purposeful unauthorized entry into the Neutral Zone by a military power is to be considered an act of war (TNG: "The Defector")
- Civilian unaligned vessels, or state or military vessels of a third party, allowed, but closely monitored by both powers
- Federation border of Neutral Zone lined with permanent observation asteroid outposts (TOS: "Balance of Terror")
- Gravitic sensor nets were installed along the Federation border to detect entry by cloaked vessels (TNG: "Face of the Enemy")
- This technology was later supplemented with tachyon detection grids (TNG: "Face of the Enemy")
- Both nations conduct regular patrols of their border to watch for any undetected incursions (TNG: "Brothers"; Star Trek: First Contact; DS9: "In the Pale Moonlight")