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- noun Used attributively to describe the countering of
proliferation (of nuclear weapons, cancer etc)
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Examples
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In operational terms, the SDF should be more deeply involved in countering terrorism, supporting antiproliferation efforts for weapons of mass destructions, and promoting global defense cooperation, among other activities.
Japan Needs a Defense Plan Michael Auslin 2010
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A credible U.S. nuclear deterrent is the world's greatest antiproliferation weapon.
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A credible U.S. nuclear deterrent is the world's greatest antiproliferation weapon.
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This is all true enough, but it ignores Mr. Ahmadinejad's real message, which is that Iran won't be deterred by a stricter world antiproliferation treaty, or by one more U.N. Security Council resolution, or by the moral example, as President Obama likes to put it, of a new U.S.
Honest Ahmadinejad 2010
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This is a dangerous world that will require new, hard-headed antiproliferation strategies, not the irrelevancies of New Start.
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A credible U.S. nuclear deterrent is the world's greatest antiproliferation weapon.
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I suggest instead that you look up that types of substantive legislation Obama has been suggestful with sponsoring and bringing to law such as ethics reform, antiproliferation, death penalty, healthcare as well as ethics reform.
Obama Vs. Hillary: Who Has The Magic Bullet Needed To Beat Republicans? 2009
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Meanwhile, the world's most conspicuous antiproliferation victories in recent decades were the Israeli strike against Saddam Hussein's nuclear plant at Osirak, and the U.S. toppling of Saddam and the way it impressed Libya's Moammar Ghadafi.
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He is co-sponsoring an antiproliferation bill with Lugar
O'Hanlon Sighting: He Says Obama's No Nukes Comment Was Right! 2009
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He's all in favor of showing American culture in a positive light as the antiproliferation negotiations entered a crucial – and troubled – phase.
'A Big Adventure' 2008
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