counterproliferation

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counter- +‎ proliferation

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counterproliferation (uncountable)

  1. The prevention of nuclear proliferation
    • 2007 November 11, David E. Sanger, “So, What About Those Nukes?”, in New York Times‎[1]:
      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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