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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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.
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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
Lee, in particular, must be ready to sacrifice the unrealistic rhetoric about fully denuclearizing North Korea and reunifying the two countries that has long dominated South Korean politics, as well as the fantasy that imposing sanctions will change North Korean behavior.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The United States continues to pursue an official policy of completely denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, but the goal is challenged by a North Korean nuclear weapons program that is becoming more sophisticated by the year.
—John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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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
Lee, in particular, must be ready to sacrifice the unrealistic rhetoric about fully denuclearizing North Korea and reunifying the two countries that has long dominated South Korean politics, as well as the fantasy that imposing sanctions will change North Korean behavior.
—John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The United States continues to pursue an official policy of completely denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, but the goal is challenged by a North Korean nuclear weapons program that is becoming more sophisticated by the year.
—John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
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“Denuclearize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denuclearize. Accessed 26 Aug. 2025.
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