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
“If North Korea demonstrates a firm will to denuclearize, we will do what we can.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 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
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
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
“We call on all countries around the world to join us in cutting off all trade and financial ties with North Korea in order to achieve a denuclearized Korean Peninsula.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 21, 2017
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
The Obama administration’s strategy has been to work with China to contain Kim and seek a denuclearized North Korea.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 9, 2016
“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
No such announcement was made as the diplomacy faded to a stalemate over easing the sanctions in return for North Korea denuclearizing.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 23, 2021
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
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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