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Nonproliferation

noun

The prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons). Synonym: non-proliferation. "Nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals"

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"Nonproliferation" Quotes from Famous Books

... members were Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK, US; was abolished 31 March 1994; COCOM members are working on a new organization with expanded membership which focuses on nonproliferation export controls as opposed to East-West control ...

— The 1995 CIA World Factbook • United States Central Intelligence Agency

... Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, UK, US; abolished 31 March 1994; COCOM members established a new organization, the Wassenaar Arrangement, with expanded membership on 12 July 1996 which focuses on nonproliferation export controls as opposed to East- West ...

— The 2003 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency

Words linked to "Nonproliferation" : prevention, bar, proliferation