The Federal Government is making a test case of this city's effort to turn itself into a nuclear-free zone.
Some countries, like Italy, now call themselves nuclear-free zones.
Since 1982, more than 135 counties and municipalities have voted to become nuclear-free zones.
The entire Middle East must be declared a nuclear-free zone.
In 1980, Manchester was the first council to declare itself a nuclear-free zone.
The vote came as other Pacific island states were adopting or considering nuclear-free zones.
We call for the creation in our region, including Israel, of a nuclear-free zone.
We held a plebiscite on nuclear power and the clear result was that the country should remain a nuclear-free zone.
And we should seek Israeli agreement to negotiate toward a nuclear-free zone in the region.
This law effectively made the entire country a nuclear-free zone.
