denuclearize
verb
de·nu·cle·ar·ize
(ˈ)dē-ˈn(y)ü-klē-ə-ˌrīz 
nonstandard
-kyə-lə-ˌrīz
denuclearized; denuclearizing
: to remove nuclear arms from : prohibit the use of nuclear arms in
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North Korea doesn't appear to have any intention of denuclearizing, said Ramon Pacheco Pardo, a professor in international relations at King's College London.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Following a bilateral summit between Lee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Tokyo and Seoul issued their first joint statement in 17 years; pledging deeper cooperation on AI, trade, and denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The president was additionally nominated for the prize last year for the brokerage of the Abraham Accords and by 18 House Republicans in 2018 for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and ending the 68-year-old war between North and South Korea.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 July 2025
In recent months, administration officials have said that the president’s goal remains the same: completely denuclearizing North Korea.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
Following a bilateral summit between Lee and Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Tokyo and Seoul issued their first joint statement in 17 years; pledging deeper cooperation on AI, trade, and denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
—Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
The president was additionally nominated for the prize last year for the brokerage of the Abraham Accords and by 18 House Republicans in 2018 for denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and ending the 68-year-old war between North and South Korea.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 July 2025
In recent months, administration officials have said that the president’s goal remains the same: completely denuclearizing North Korea.
—Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
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“Denuclearize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denuclearize. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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