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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.
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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
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
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Some countries believe that a political process must come first, establishing transitional governance to provide legitimacy and cover for disarmament.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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To break this pattern of a ceasefire marred by violent escalations – and prevent the emerging new normal – requires major progress on some of the 20-point plan’s most difficult conditions, including the disarmament of Hamas and creating new governance in Gaza.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Denuclearization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denuclearization. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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