OceaniaAustralia and New Zealand

🇳🇿 New Zealand

New Zealand is currently in the guarded tier. Structural baseline contributes 20.0 of 70, while recent movement adds 0.0 of 30. Alliance entanglement and Civilian exposure context are the strongest current drivers.

Exposure score

20.0

Guarded

24h

0.0

7d

0.0

This score reflects country-level nuclear escalation exposure, not a prediction of specific strikes.

Latest publication: Apr 2, 2026, 14:00 UTC

Exposure drivers

Active Conflict Pressure

Weight 30%

Raw 3.33.3/100

Weighted contribution

+1.0

Alliance Entanglement

Weight 20%

Raw 60.060.0/100

Weighted contribution

+12.0

Nuclear-Actor Exposure

Weight 20%

Raw 10.010.0/100

Weighted contribution

+2.0

Public Infrastructure / Population Exposure

Weight 15%

Raw 33.333.3/100

Weighted contribution

+5.0

News / Rhetoric Escalation

Weight 15%

Raw 0.00.0/100

Weighted contribution

+0.0

30-day trend

Latest

20.0

30D high

20.0

30D change

0.0

025507510003/0403/0903/1403/1903/2403/2904/02

Apr 2, 2026

Exposure score 20.0

Citations

  • ATLAS Baseline Model

    Nuclear actor adjacency / exposure, Regional flashpoint proximity +2 more

    Latest source date 2026-04-04

Current assessment

New Zealand is currently in the guarded tier. Structural baseline contributes 20.0 of 70, while recent movement adds 0.0 of 30. Alliance entanglement and Civilian exposure context are the strongest current drivers.

Current state: Guarded

Published snapshot: Apr 2, 2026, 14:00 UTC

Top drivers

  • Driver 1

    Alliance entanglement

    New Zealand's alliance posture and strategic ties add 12 baseline points.

  • Driver 2

    Civilian exposure context

    New Zealand's civilian and state-presence context adds 5 structural points.

  • Driver 3

    Nuclear-actor exposure

    New Zealand's proximity to nuclear-armed states adds 2.0 baseline points.