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
Yoon said China must put forth “constructive efforts to denuclearize North Korea” if the North continues its banned missile tests.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2023
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
“If North Korea demonstrates a firm will to denuclearize, we will do what we can.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 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
“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
“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
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
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 Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2019
“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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