核軍縮(かくぐんしゅく)

Composed of 核(かく) (nuclear) and 軍縮(ぐんしゅく) (disarmament, military reduction). A standard term in news reports and diplomatic discussions about nuclear weapons and international security. Japan, as the only country to have suffered atomic bombings, historically takes an active rhetorical stance in favor of 核軍縮(かくぐんしゅく), and the word appears frequently in news coverage of international summits and treaty negotiations.

Common collocations

• 核軍縮(かくぐんしゅく)を進(すす)める: to advance/promote nuclear disarmament
• 核軍縮(かくぐんしゅく)を目指(めざ)す: to aim for nuclear disarmament
• 核軍縮(かくぐんしゅく)交渉(こうしょう): nuclear disarmament negotiations
• 核軍縮(かくぐんしゅく)条約(じょうやく): nuclear disarmament treaty
• 核軍縮(かくぐんしゅく)の実現(じつげん): realization of nuclear disarmament

Related words

• 核兵器(かくへいき): nuclear weapons
• 核廃絶(かくはいぜつ): nuclear abolition — stronger; complete elimination
• 非核化(ひかくか): denuclearization — often referring to a specific region or country
• 軍縮(ぐんしゅく): disarmament (in general)
• 核実験(かくじっけん): nuclear test
• 核抑止(かくよくし): nuclear deterrence