Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To supply with nuclear weapons or deploy nuclear weapons in.
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- verb transitive To
arm withnuclear weapons .
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Examples
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Yes, they're going to have to hand that over at some point because we made an agreement with the North Koreans will they will get de - nuclearize, that is they will get rid of all their nuclear programs, all their weapons so they're going to have to hand that over but frankly that is going to be at a later stage.
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We are heading slowly to a time when North and South, plus all comers, will have to nuclearize and militarize further the DMZ, their nations, and the region.
Bernard Rowan: Oh, My Korea Bernard Rowan 2011
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As a leading Pakistani columnist reported, during a recent meeting held for journalists, a senior military official complained that the real American strategy vis-à-vis Pakistan was to "de-nuclearize Pakistan."
Aparna Pande: WikiLeaks Exposes Pakistan's Rhetoric Aparna Pande 2010
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As a leading Pakistani columnist reported, during a recent meeting held for journalists, a senior military official complained that the real American strategy vis-à-vis Pakistan was to "de-nuclearize Pakistan."
Aparna Pande: WikiLeaks Exposes Pakistan's Rhetoric Aparna Pande 2010
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As a leading Pakistani columnist reported, during a recent meeting held for journalists, a senior military official complained that the real American strategy vis-à-vis Pakistan was to "de-nuclearize Pakistan."
Aparna Pande: WikiLeaks Exposes Pakistan's Rhetoric Aparna Pande 2010
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As a leading Pakistani columnist reported, during a recent meeting held for journalists, a senior military official complained that the real American strategy vis-à-vis Pakistan was to "de-nuclearize Pakistan."
Aparna Pande: WikiLeaks Exposes Pakistan's Rhetoric Aparna Pande 2010
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Rather than de-nuclearize North Korea, assist South Korea and Japan to develop their own.
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March 30th, 2009 at 6:57 pm selise, It makes a good deal of sense until you try to figure out how you de-nuclearize a region.
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Perceived lack of security, unfairness or disrespect may drive governments to nuclearize.
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If North Korea does de-nuclearize, it will go down as a triumph of Chinese mediation.
NORTH KOREA HOLD 'EM 2007
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