non·pro·lif·er·a·tion /ˌnɑnprəˌlɪfəˈreʃən/
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non-proliferation
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" [syn: nonproliferation] [ant: proliferation,
proliferation]
nonproliferation
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" [syn: non-proliferation] [ant: proliferation,
proliferation]