denuclearize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to remove nuclear weapons from (a country, region, etc.).
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to prohibit the deployment or construction of nuclear weapons in (a country, region, etc.).
verb
Pronunciation
See nuclear.
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Origin of denuclearize
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The White House said last month that Xi and Trump "confirmed their shared goal to denuclearize North Korea" during their summit in Beijing.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
The solution proposed by the United States and supported by Russia was to denuclearize those states that had split from the former Soviet Union but still possessed nuclear weapons.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
And in a meeting with President Biden and President Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea, the three leaders vowed to take “resolute steps” to denuclearize North Korea.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2022
Chung, the professor, said South Korea must accept that it cannot force North Korea to denuclearize or ease the U.S.-China standoff.
From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2022
Talks between the two sides have stalled since last year over an inability to reconcile North Korea’s demands for relief from punishing sanctions and other concessions and U.S. demands for North Korea to denuclearize.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2020
Jamal Khoshnood, who came to the U.S. after being detained in Iran for nearly a decade, told The Times that a denuclearized Iran “is helping the process of the peace.”
From Washington Times ● Mar. 8, 2019
At the same time, he insisted that tough sanctions would remain until the Korean peninsula is denuclearized.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2018
The U.S. is seeking a denuclearized North Korea, while Mr. Kim has sought a permanent peace deal, international recognition and sanctions relief.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2018
“Our policy toward North Korea has not changed. We’re committed to a denuclearized North Korea.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2018
They just want North Korea denuclearized with everything else remaining the same.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2018
In recent months, administration officials have said that the president’s goal remains the same: completely denuclearizing North Korea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025
A nuclear posture review in 1994 during the Clinton administration called for denuclearizing the Navy’s entire surface fleet and leaving the nuclear Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile on some submarines.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 14, 2021
In November, Russia is hosting a meeting of diplomats from several nations in the region that U.S. officials hope will kick-start negotiations on denuclearizing North Korea.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 31, 2019
Bolton tells CBS’ “Face the Nation” that the main issue was whether North Korea was prepared to accept what Trump called “the big deal” — meaning denuclearizing.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2019
The United States has vowed to continue raising concerns about human rights in North Korea, but it also says the priority is denuclearizing the country.
From New York Times ● Nov. 29, 2018
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