Nuclear-free zone

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A nuclear-free zone is an area where nuclear weapons and/or nuclear power are banned.

Under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987, the territorial sea and land of New Zealand is a nuclear free zone. After this act was passed by the Labour government of David Lange, the United States government suspended its ANZUS obligations to New Zealand.

Many local authorities worldwide have declared themselves "nuclear-free". However, this label is largely symbolic, since most local authorities would be powerless to stop the construction of a nuclear plant even if one was planned for the area (which would be unlikely in the many urban authorities with the label).

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