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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 Klingon Neutral Zone, sometimes known as the Organian Neutral Zone, appears to have been set up during the time of the . Unlike the Romulan Neutral Zone, the Klingon Neutral Zone appears to have some commercial traffic crossing it.
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.
The zone was the site of the Kobayashi MaruThe Kobayashi Maru is a fictional fuel carrier-ship in the fictional Star Trek universe which serves as the basis of a scenario for cadet training at Starfleet Academy. The name is Japanese, and loosely translates as 'Starship Kobayashi', with Kobayashi' scenario.
The Klingon Neutral Zone was abolished by the Khitomer AccordsIn 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. The accords were formulated after the destructi in 2293.
The Romulan Neutral Zone is still in effect. 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)In the fictional universe of Star Trek, the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 was a Constitution class ship that is theorized to have been commissioned in 2245. During the 1966-1969 run of the show, the ship's dedication plaque listed it as Starship class. However, crossed the Neutral Zone twice, once to get to a starbaseA Starbase is usually portrayed as a facility strategically positioned in space used to repair and re- supply starships. Many Sci-fi series' use the idea of starbases in their story lines, most notably is the Star Trek series' which show huge stuctures us quickly when the crew was suffering accelerated aging, and again to steal a Romulan cloaking deviceIn the fictional Star Trek and Star Wars universes, a cloaking device is an advanced stealth system which causes a spaceship to be invisible and extremely difficult to detect with normal sensors. However, the idea of a cloaking device could be extended to.
The Neutral Zone remained uncrossed during a period of extended Romulan isolationismIsolationism is a diplomatic policy whereby a nation seeks to avoid alliances with other nations. Most nations are not in a political position to maintain strict isolationist policies for extended periods of time, even though most nations have historical. 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 BorgThis article is about a fictional race of aliens. For other uses, see Borg (disambiguation). The Borg are a race of cyborgs in the fictional Star Trek universe. Overview Borg are humanoids of different races that are enhanced with cybernetic implants, giv. 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, breeching 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.
The last episode of the first season of was called " The Neutral Zone".
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 , the Zone may someday soon finally be abolished.
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