verb
- removing nuclear weapons or nuclear capability from a country, region, or facility
- eliminating or reducing the role of nuclear energy in a country's power generation
Usage: present participle of denuclearise; British English spelling (American: denuclearizing); formal, political
Usage: environmental/energy policy context
Examples
- The treaty focused on denuclearising the peninsula to reduce regional tensions.
- Several European nations are denuclearising their energy sectors in favor of renewables.
- The government announced plans for denuclearising military arsenals over the next decade.
- International inspectors are monitoring the denuclearising process in the region.
- Environmental groups support denuclearising the country's power infrastructure.
- The agreement includes provisions for denuclearising weapons stockpiles.