The article focuses on the establishment of nuclear-weapons-free zones (NWFZs) in the Arctic regions. It indicates the need for the Arctic to be free of nuclear weapons as an ecologically vital and vulnerable region of the world. It stresses the importance of NWFZs for the development of people as a powerful political force. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reported that world military expenditure has totaled U.S. $1.74 trillion in 2011.