Meanings of prior decommissioning in English

He made it clear that he was speaking in the context of no prior decommissioning of IRA weapons.

John Bruton broke ranks by suggesting Sinn Fein should not be allowed into the Northern executive without prior decommissioning.

Anti-agreement dissidents within the party warned the conference against any compromise on Sinn Fein's entry into the executive without prior decommissioning.

Mr Thompson had made the statement following Saturday's Ulster Unionist Council vote which approved UUP entry into an executive including Sinn Fein without prior decommissioning.

The Democratic Unionists have unveiled devolution proposals which could see a return of a form of power-sharing with Sinn Féin without prior decommissioning by paramilitaries.

But the Ulster Unionists have rejected an Alliance claim that prior decommissioning by the IRA is not a precondition for Sinn Fein participation in government.