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
“We don’t insist that North Korea should first denuclearize completely before we will do anything,” Mr. Yoon said in a news conference on Wednesday.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 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
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
Beijing wants stability, a denuclearized peninsula and no U.S. forces near its borders.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2018
“Our policy toward North Korea has not changed. We’re committed to a denuclearized North Korea.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2018
The latest flare-up is likely to further weaken that leverage, while illustrating the resistance of Kim Jong-un to China’s arguments in favor of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula.
From New York Times ● Feb. 24, 2017
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
After the two sides unveiled a 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 ● 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
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
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