denuclearize
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, nonstandard -kyə-lə-ˌrīz
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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 The principles would require North Korea to denuclearize and get rid of all biological and chemical weapons, end production and enrichment of nuclear materials, scrap its ballistic missile program and allow robust inspections. — Ted Barrett, CNN, "Democrats warn Trump on North Korea deal," 4 June 2018 Even as American officials including top diplomat Secretary of State Mike Pompeo say that North Korea is prepared to fully denuclearize, there are questions over what that entails for not just Pyongyang, but also Washington and Seoul. — Jamie Tarabay, CNN, "Kim Jong Un arrives in Singapore for historic summit," 10 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'denuclearize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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