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Noun: nonproliferation `nónprulifu'reyshun- 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" - non-proliferation
Derived forms: nonproliferations, non-proliferations Type of: bar, prevention Antonym: proliferation Encyclopedia: Nonproliferation |