denuclearize

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

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denuclearized; denuclearizing

Definition of denuclearize

transitive verb

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

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Recent Examples on the Web The Trump approach required North Korea to denuclearize first and get the benefits later. — Jamie Mcintyre, Washington Examiner, "Trump’s North Korea gambit flounders," 18 June 2020 Chun led his country's delegation at the Six Party Talks, a multilateral effort to get North Korea to denuclearize, from 2006 to 2008. — Joshua Berlinger, CNN, "Chaos in the Koreas sees Kim Jong Un's sister emerge stronger than ever," 18 June 2020 Kim Jong Un has promised to denuclearize the Korean Peninsula. — Washington Post, "North Korea threatens to resume calling Trump ‘dotard’," 6 Dec. 2019 To the extent that North Korea can be convinced to denuclearize, they must be reassured of their regime’s long-term security. — Eric Levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump’s North Korean Propaganda Reveals His Contempt for Democracy," 13 June 2018 During the summit, the pair signed a vague joint statement in which the North agreed to denuclearize, but which left nearly all details undefined. — Zeke Miller And Matthew Lee, Fox News, "Pompeo asked by Trump to delay visit to North Korea," 25 Aug. 2018 At that summit, Kim Jong Un promised to denuclearize North Korea. — CBS News, "Transcript: Robert O'Brien on "Face the Nation," December 8, 2019," 8 Dec. 2019 But that promise was never fulfilled as subsequent talks between North Korea and the United States stalled over deep differences over how to denuclearize the North, damaging inter-Korean relations. — New York Times, "Kim Jong-un Visits South Korea? The South Says It Could Happen," 24 Sep. 2019 Kim insisted that his country could denuclearize only in phases. — BostonGlobe.com, "SEOUL — North Korea said Thursday that the United States had proposed resuming talks on denuclearization in December, but warned that Pyongyang was not interested unless Washington was ready to meet its terms. And a top envoy said he believed the proposal was merely “a trick to earn time.”," 15 Nov. 2019

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“Denuclearize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/denuclearize. Accessed 13 Jul. 2020.

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