denuclearization

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Recent Examples of denuclearization In a meeting in July, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun reaffirmed their governments' intention to realize the denuclearization of North Korea. Anthony Kuhn, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025 While Beijing hasn’t gone as far as Moscow, its quiet abandonment of the denuclearization goal marks a subtle yet consequential shift – one that could open the door to closer China-North Korea ties, or even bolster momentum for trilateral cooperation with Russia, Zhao said. Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025 Yet despite a series of unprecedented summits in 2018 and 2019, those meetings failed to advance denuclearization or lasting peace on the Korean peninsula. 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 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
Noun
  • Israel has been pushing hard for the complete disarmament of Hamas to be included in the ceasefire agreement.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Analysts are skeptical over whether the Gaza peace agreement — which calls for a full disarmament of Hamas, among other vexxing issues — will be fully implemented, even as its initial phase looked to be unfolding as hoped.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025

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“Denuclearization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denuclearization. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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