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Recent Examples of denuclearization
Yet despite a series of unprecedented summits in 2018 and 2019, those meetings failed to advance denuclearization or lasting peace on the Korean peninsula.
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Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to achieving denuclearization and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
But the talks ended without any breakthrough, wrapping up abruptly in Hanoi in 2019 – and efforts at denuclearization or peace negotiations fizzled out afterward.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Despite interest from Washington and Seoul, North Korea has dismissed the idea of further denuclearization talks, saying Trump must accept it as a nuclear power.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Both great powers continue to publicly endorse some level of denuclearization.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Natasha Lindstaedt, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The two leaders also reaffirmed their commitment to achieving denuclearization and stability on the Korean Peninsula.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
But the talks ended without any breakthrough, wrapping up abruptly in Hanoi in 2019 – and efforts at denuclearization or peace negotiations fizzled out afterward.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Despite interest from Washington and Seoul, North Korea has dismissed the idea of further denuclearization talks, saying Trump must accept it as a nuclear power.
—Stella Kim, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
Both great powers continue to publicly endorse some level of denuclearization.
—Shuxian Luo, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for denuclearization
disarmament
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After Lebanon’s civil war ended in 1990, Hezbollah expanded its influence across politics and society by remaining armed – unlike other militias, it was exempted from disarmament under the Taif Agreement due to its role in resisting Israeli occupation.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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Morrison’s career echoes the arc of many Manhattan Project scientists, who went from believing that only a nuclear weapon could bring peace to believing that only disarmament could bring peace.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Denuclearization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denuclearization. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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