- nonproliferation as a noun:
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nonproliferation
noun
1 nonproliferation
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.
synonym: non-proliferation.
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