as in to demobilize
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Recent Examples of denuclearize
Lee, in particular, must be ready to sacrifice the unrealistic rhetoric about fully denuclearizing North Korea and reunifying the two countries that has long dominated South Korean politics, as well as the fantasy that imposing sanctions will change North Korean behavior.
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John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The United States continues to pursue an official policy of completely denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, but the goal is challenged by a North Korean nuclear weapons program that is becoming more sophisticated by the year.
—John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made clear on Wednesday that Iran is open to assuring that its nuclear enrichment is kept below the levels necessary for weaponization, but would not be willing to denuclearize completely.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
However, three years later, Kyiv chose to denuclearize, signing the Budapest Memorandum and transferring the weapons to Russia.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
The United States continues to pursue an official policy of completely denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula, but the goal is challenged by a North Korean nuclear weapons program that is becoming more sophisticated by the year.
—John Feng
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made clear on Wednesday that Iran is open to assuring that its nuclear enrichment is kept below the levels necessary for weaponization, but would not be willing to denuclearize completely.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
However, three years later, Kyiv chose to denuclearize, signing the Budapest Memorandum and transferring the weapons to Russia.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for denuclearize
demobilize
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In the eyes of his critics, Zelensky has allowed too many Ukrainians to remain physically and mentally demobilized, placing a greater burden on those already exhausted by years of fighting.—
NATALIYA GUMENYUK,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Aug. 2025
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Israel wants Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia that took a beating during its war with Israel last fall, disarmed and demobilized.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Denuclearize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/denuclearize. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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