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
U.S.-led diplomacy aimed at convincing North Korea to denuclearize in return for economic and political benefits largely has stalled since 2019.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2022
He proposed the declaration as an incentive for North Korea to reduce tension and to denuclearize.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2022
Moon, who has been active in trying to engage with North Korea throughout his presidency, has argued that such a declaration would encourage North Korea to give up to denuclearize.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2021
“We don’t just want a denuclearized North Korea,” he said.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 8, 2019
The meeting in Singapore ended with a general call by the two sides for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula, but without specific details on how that would be accomplished.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 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
They just want North Korea denuclearized with everything else remaining the same.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2018
But the question remains: How far is China prepared to push its neighbor … in the quest for a denuclearized Korean Peninsula?”
From Washington Post ● Nov. 30, 2017
“The greatest significance of the memoir is how it shows how the three countries might work through their differences and toward the common goal of denuclearizing and establishing peace on the Korean peninsula.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2024
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
After the two sides unveiled a thin four-point agreement for reducing tensions and denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, Biegun was charged with turning the vague statement into a road map to ending the North’s nuclear threat.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2019
Trump also says Kim has committed to denuclearizing his country, but details of how that will happen and be verified have yet to be hashed out.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 12, 2018
“If they shake the alliance for the sake of denuclearizing North Korea,” he added, “we will have an economic crisis before a security crisis.”
From New York Times ● May 4, 2018
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