Counterproliferation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The prevention of nuclear proliferation uncountable

    "The nightmare scenario, of course, is what happens if an extremist Islamic government emerges with an instant nuclear arsenal, said Robert Joseph, a counterproliferation expert who left the administration this year."

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"The nightmare scenario, of course, is what happens if an extremist Islamic government emerges with an instant nuclear arsenal, said Robert Joseph, a counterproliferation expert who left the administration this year."

Etymology

From counter- + proliferation.

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