denuclearisation
Removing nuclear weapons
Denuclearisation is the process of removing nuclear weapons or nuclear power capabilities from a country or region.
The term appears most often in diplomatic contexts: negotiations over the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula.
The spelling with -s- is British; American English uses denuclearization.
Formal discussion seeking agreement
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- verificationProving something accurate
inspections · compliance · sanctions · confidence-building · implementation · ratification · talks · envoy
Explosive missile components
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- dismantlementAct of taking apart
plutonium · uranium · enrichment · ICBM · tactical · strategic · weapons-grade · centrifuges
Nuclear disarmament agreement
- SALTNuclear arms control negotiations
- BangkokThailand's chief city
- IAEAU.N. atomic oversight body
- safeguardsMeasures preventing harm
U.N. atomic oversight body
- UNMultinational peacekeeping body
- KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
- IranIslamic republic in Asia
- LibyaNorth African country
Ukraine · Kazakhstan · Belarus · India · Pakistan · Israel · Pyongyang · Tehran
Prevention via threatened consequences
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- latencyDelay in system response
- hedgingNoncommittal maneuvering
- reassuranceWords meant to calm
negotiations
Formal discussion seeking agreement
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
verification · inspections · compliance · sanctions · confidence-building · implementation · ratification · talks · envoy · multilateral
warheads
Explosive missile components
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
dismantlement · plutonium · uranium · enrichment · ICBM · tactical · strategic · weapons-grade · centrifuges · fissile
START
Nuclear disarmament agreement
safeguards · protocol · signatory · ratification · withdrawal
IAEA
U.N. atomic oversight body
Libya · Ukraine · Kazakhstan · Belarus · India · Pakistan · Israel · Pyongyang · Tehran · Washington
deterrence
Prevention via threatened consequences
denuclearisationnuclear proliferation
Weapons capability spreading internationally
nuclearisation · proliferation · rearmament · arms race · remilitarisation
denuclearisationnuclearization
Adopting atomic weapons capability
nuclearisation · weaponization · militarization · nuclear deterrence
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