denuclearize

verb

de·nu·cle·ar·ize | \ (ˈ)dē-ˈn(y)ü-klē-ə-ˌrīz

, nonstandard -kyə-lə-ˌrīz

denuclearized; denuclearizing

Definition of denuclearize

transitive verb

: to remove nuclear arms from : prohibit the use of nuclear arms in

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There is ongoing debate over whether harsh sanctions can pressure Kim to denuclearize or will keep him away from the negotiating table. — Deb Riechmann, The Seattle Times, "Trump wants to keep NKorea sanctions, won’t rule out summit," 12 Apr. 2019 South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in will meet with President Trump at the White House in April to discuss their efforts to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. — Vivian Salama, WSJ, "Trump to Meet South Korea’s President Moon at the White House," 28 Mar. 2019 The lawmakers sent a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, arguing for Trump’s nomination for his efforts to denuclearize North Korea and end the Korean War. — Natasha Bach, Fortune, "18 House Republicans Formally Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize," 3 May 2018 At the Singapore summit, North Korea agreed to denuclearize in exchange for U.S. security guarantees. — Courtney Mcbride, WSJ, "Pompeo Lowers Expectations for a Summit Plan in North Korea Visit," 5 Oct. 2018 The optimism comes after North Korea pledged to denuclearize in a joint statement signed Tuesday. — Joshua Hafner, USA TODAY, "OnPolitics Today: Eliminate North Korea's threat? That was easy (apparently)," 13 June 2018 De Klerk made a unilateral decision to denuclearize in secret, with little input from the outside world. — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, "The ‘Libya model’ almost derailed North Korean nuclear talks. So what about the ‘South African model’?," 11 June 2018 The findings support a new, previously undisclosed Defense Intelligence Agency estimate that North Korea is unlikely to denuclearize. — John Wagner, BostonGlobe.com, "US would be at war with North Korea ‘if not for me,’ Trump says," 3 July 2018 President Trump also should seek President Vladimir Putin’s endorsement for his strategy to denuclearize North Korea. — Joshua Tucker, Washington Post, "Will it be ‘happy talk’ — or will Trump and Putin focus on arms control and other critical issues?," 13 July 2018

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