nuclear-free
adjective
: not having or allowing nuclear energy, weapons, or materials
a nuclear-free zone/area
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Those long timelines alone should be a deterrent, said Tim Judson, executive director of the Nuclear Information Resource Service, a nonprofit advocate for a nuclear-free world.
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
China last tested its ICBM force in September 2024—its first since the 1980s—when a DF-31AG missile carrying a dummy warhead was fired toward international waters in the South Pacific, within the region's nuclear-free zone, according to a Newsweek map.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
On nuclear, Kung reaffirmed Taiwan’s nuclear-free path but left open the possibility of adopting advanced technologies like small modular reactors.
—Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
The last time China reaffirmed its commitment to a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula was at a trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea in 2024.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Some might say the goal of a nuclear-free world is a fool’s errand.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
As the nonproliferation movement enters a tenuous new era, Japan’s first-hand experience with nuclear warfare is crucial in the fight for a nuclear-free world.
—Takehiko Kambayashi, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2025
Even a nuclear-free Iran remains a grave threat to the region and the West, to say nothing of Iranians themselves.
—Roya Boroumand, Time, 9 July 2025
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Bob Woods, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2025
China last tested its ICBM force in September 2024—its first since the 1980s—when a DF-31AG missile carrying a dummy warhead was fired toward international waters in the South Pacific, within the region's nuclear-free zone, according to a Newsweek map.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
On nuclear, Kung reaffirmed Taiwan’s nuclear-free path but left open the possibility of adopting advanced technologies like small modular reactors.
—Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
The last time China reaffirmed its commitment to a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula was at a trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea in 2024.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Some might say the goal of a nuclear-free world is a fool’s errand.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
As the nonproliferation movement enters a tenuous new era, Japan’s first-hand experience with nuclear warfare is crucial in the fight for a nuclear-free world.
—Takehiko Kambayashi, Christian Science Monitor, 6 Aug. 2025
Even a nuclear-free Iran remains a grave threat to the region and the West, to say nothing of Iranians themselves.
—Roya Boroumand, Time, 9 July 2025
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“Nuclear-free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nuclear-free. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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