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nonproliferation

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the prevention of something increasing or spreading (especially the prevention of an increase in the number of countries possessing nuclear weapons)

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But so far, you know who's been violating the nuclear nonproliferation pact day and night? Those who signed it. Iran, Iraq, Libya and Iran violates it while calling for Israel's destruction and racing to develop atomic weapons to that end. Benjamin Netanyahu

Instead of starting a new nuclear arms race, now is the time to reclaim our Nation's position of leadership on nuclear nonproliferation efforts. Dianne Feinstein

they protested that the nonproliferation treaty was just a plot to maintain the hegemony of those who already had nuclear weapons Source: Internet

nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation are closely related goals Source: Internet

China has traditionally not insisted on such strict nonproliferation safeguards, and is eager to lock in Saudi oil supplies. Source: Internet

It says the treaty “turns back the clock on verification and disarmament and is dangerous” to the half-century-old Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, considered the cornerstone of global nonproliferation efforts. Source: Internet

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