denuclearize
Eliminate atomic weapons
To denuclearize is to remove nuclear weapons from a place or eliminate a country's nuclear capability: negotiations to denuclearize the Korean peninsula.
The term appears frequently in diplomatic contexts, where it often carries disputed meanings—whether it means dismantling existing weapons, halting development, or removing foreign nuclear assets varies by speaker.
Act of taking apart
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
- deactivationRendering inoperative
- disassemblySeparating into components
- destructionAct of completely ruining
Formal assessment of condition
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- IAEAU.N. atomic oversight body
- safeguardsMeasures preventing harm
- complianceAdhering to requirements
surveillance · oversight · detection · auditing · transparency · declaration · inventory · access
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- agreementShared position between parties
ratification · signatory · protocol · pact · resolution · talks · multilateral · bilateral
Preventing weapons spread
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- regimeSystem of governance
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- embargoOfficial prohibition on trade
dismantlement
Act of taking apart
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
- deactivationRendering inoperative
- disassemblySeparating into components
inspection
Formal assessment of condition
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- IAEAU.N. atomic oversight body
- safeguardsMeasures preventing harm
compliance · surveillance · oversight · detection · auditing · transparency · declaration · inventory · access · reporting
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
agreement · ratification · signatory · protocol · pact · resolution · talks · multilateral · bilateral · concession
counterproliferation
Preventing weapons spread
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
- regimeSystem of governance
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- demobilizationdemob, demobilize, demobilization, disband, disbanding
denuclearizenuclearize
Equip with atomic arms
go nuclear · proliferate · nuclear proliferation · proliferation · weaponize
denuclearization, denuclearized, denuclearised, denuclearise, denuclearizes, denuclearizing