nonproliferation
non pruh li fuh ray shuhn
- 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
- The centerpiece of the Carter approach was the 1978 Nuclear Nonproliferation Act (as distinct from the nonproliferation treaty).
- Existing nonproliferation controls should not be abandoned just because they have been less than 100% effective.
- I should add that the topic in question was nuclear nonproliferation.