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nonproliferation

DEFINITIONS OF: nonproliferation

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n the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons)

“they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons”
“nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals”
Synonyms:
non-proliferation
Antonyms:
proliferation
a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)
Type of:
bar, prevention
the act of preventing
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