denuclearization
Removing atomic weapons
Denuclearization is the process of removing nuclear weapons from a country or region, or dismantling the capacity to produce them.
The term appears most often in diplomatic contexts: negotiations over the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a roadmap for denuclearization.
The process typically involves eliminating warheads, delivery systems, and enrichment facilities under international verification.
Formal discussion seeking agreement
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
ratification · signatories · bilateral · multilateral · protocols · compliance · verification · inspections
Explosive missile components
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
elimination · destruction · scrapping · deactivation · arsenal · weapons · plutonium · uranium
Isolated East Asian state
- IranIslamic republic in Asia
- LibyaNorth African country
- South AfricaRainbow nation
- UkraineEastern European sovereign state
Kazakhstan · Belarus · Pyongyang · Tehran · Korean Peninsula · deterrence · security guarantees · normalization
Measures preventing harm
- IAEAU.N. atomic oversight body
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- centrifugesSpinning separation devices
- export controlsRestrictions on foreign sales
dual-use · proliferation · smuggling · black market · latency · uranium enrichment
Energy propagation through space
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
- cleanupRestoration of order
waste · storage · disposal · health effects · exposure · monitoring · secure · legacy
Public expression of disapproval
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- GreenpeaceEnvironmental activism organization
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- advocacyPleading for a cause
demonstration · petition · mobilization · public pressure · NGO · Nobel Peace Prize · awareness · civil society
negotiations
Formal discussion seeking agreement
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- treatyBinding pact between nations
accord · ratification · signatories · bilateral · multilateral · protocols · compliance · verification · inspections · sanctions
warheads
Explosive missile components
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- stockpileAccumulated reserve supply
- dismantlingTaking apart systematically
decommissioning · elimination · destruction · scrapping · deactivation · arsenal · weapons · plutonium · uranium · centrifuges
North Korea
Isolated East Asian state
- IranIslamic republic in Asia
- LibyaNorth African country
- South AfricaRainbow nation
Ukraine · Kazakhstan · Belarus · Pyongyang · Tehran · Korean Peninsula · deterrence · security guarantees · normalization · regime
safeguards
Measures preventing harm
- IAEAU.N. atomic oversight body
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- centrifugesSpinning separation devices
export controls · dual-use · proliferation · smuggling · black market · latency · uranium enrichment
radiation
Energy propagation through space
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- falloutPost-blast atmospheric particles
- decontaminationRemoving dangerous substances
cleanup · waste · storage · disposal · health effects · exposure · monitoring · secure · legacy · Nevada
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- GreenpeaceEnvironmental activism organization
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
advocacy · demonstration · petition · mobilization · public pressure · NGO · Nobel Peace Prize · awareness · civil society
- Nuclearatomic bomb, atomic bombs, uranium, reactors, fission
- anti-nuclearban the bomb, disarmament, nonproliferation, test ban, SANE
- arms controlarms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, arms deals, arms reduction
- Korean PeninsulaKorean War, Pyongyang, South Korea, Korean Peninsula, armistice agreement
- Modern KoreaSouth Korea, Seoul, North Korea, Korean Wave, Hallyu
- Nuclear Armsnukes, atom bomb, hydrogen bombs, H-bombs, arms race
denuclearizationnuclear proliferation
Weapons capability spreading internationally
proliferation · nuclearization · nuclear arms race · rearmament · arms race
denuclearizationnuclear deterrence
Preventing war through retaliation threat
nuclear, nucleus, nucleic, nucleate, antinuclear, nucleated, nonnuclear, nuclearize, denuclearize