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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Etymology
Origin of denuclearize
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
When one sees athletes from the rival Koreas marching beneath one banner, imagining a denuclearized Korean peninsula might not be quite so difficult.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 19, 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 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 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
Mr. Moon has also urged President Biden to build on the 2018 Singapore agreement, which Mr. Trump signed with Mr. Kim to set broad goals of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
From New York Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
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
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
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