dismantle

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Security Council, in fact halted Iran’s nuclear program, forced Iran to dismantle most of it, and allowed strict international inspection.

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

Washington has for decades led efforts to dismantle North Korea's nuclear programme, but summits, sanctions and diplomatic pressure have had little impact.

From Barron's • Mar. 14, 2026

A day earlier, he said the U.S. campaign to dismantle Iran’s military and nuclear-weapon capabilities could last four or five weeks, but possibly even longer.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

They told him the talks had gone badly: Tehran wasn’t willing to end its nuclear enrichment or dismantle its missile program, the officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Because harsh sentencing is a major cause of the prison explosion, one might reasonably assume that substantially reducing the length of prison sentences would effectively dismantle this new system of control.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander