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How to say: nonproliferation
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Nonproliferation
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nonproliferation
US accent
/nˌɑːnpɹəlˌɪfɚɹˈeɪʃən/
UK accent
/nˌɒnpɹəlˌɪfəɹˈeɪʃən/
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Definition
Definition — the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons)
e.g. “they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons”