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negative security assurance

[ neg-uh-tiv si-kyoor-i-tee uh-shoor-uhns, uh-shur-uhns ]

noun

  1. assurance given by a nuclear weapon state that it will not present the threat of nuclear attack on a non-nuclear weapon state: : NSA Compare positive security assurance ( def ).

    Owing to the recent aggression of this nuclear-armed nation, the credibility of its negative security assurance has come into serious question.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of negative security assurance1

First recorded in 2000–05
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Example Sentences

Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh said those demands were for a precise deadline for nuclear powers to disarm, a call for negotiations on a treaty banning the use of atomic arms, and a pledge from the five nuclear powers not to use atomic bombs on states without them, known as a "negative security assurance."

From Reuters

He said those demands were for a precise deadline for nuclear powers to disarm, a call for negotiations on a "nuclear weapons convention" banning the use of atomic arms, and a pledge from the nuclear powers not to use atomic bombs on states without them, known as a "negative security assurance."

From Reuters

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