Definition of Non-proliferation

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

Exact synonyms: Nonproliferation
Generic synonyms: Bar, Prevention
Antonyms: Proliferation, Proliferation

Definition of Non-proliferation

1. Adjective. (context: of a treaty etc) leading to an end to the acquisition of nuclear weapons by countries that do not already have them ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Non-proliferation

non-player character
non-player characters
non-plus
non-plussed
non-precious
non-producer
non-producers
non-profit
non-profit-making
non-profits
non-programmer
non-programmers
non-progressive
non-proletarian
non-proletarians
non-proliferation (current term)
non-pros
non-prossed
non-prosses
non-prossing
non-quantified
non-quantitative
non-racist
non-random
non-rapid eye movement
non-rational
non-recurring
non-redundancy
non-redundant
non-referential perception

Literary usage of Non-proliferation

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Nuclear Legislation: Analytical Study : Regulatory and Institutional by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2000)
"Non.Proliferation and Physical Protection Australia has ratified the following international instruments in this field: • l968 Treaty on the Non ..."

2. Russian Foreign Policy: Proliferation to Rogue Regimes: Hearing Before the by Benjamin A. Gilman (2000)
"Mr. Sokolski was the Deputy for Non-Proliferation Policy in the Office of the ... Yet, basing US-Russian non-proliferation policy in reaction to them is ..."

3. Nuclear Energy Today by OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (2003)
"lnternational Nuclear Law and non-proliferation Virtually all aspects of the use of ... Those agreements and instruments that deal with non-proliferation, ..."

4. Dealignment: A New Foreign Policy Perspective by Mary Kaldor, Richard A. Falk, Gerard Holden (1987)
"Differential attitudes towards the non-proliferation regime can also be ... The United States has always favoured a much stricter non-proliferation regime ..."

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