Definition of "counterproliferation" []

• The prevention of nuclear proliferation (noun)

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• "Instead of insisting on stopping Khan in the name of counterproliferation, the bosses at CIA headquarters recommended that the Dutch move him to a less sensitive position and monitor his activities."
• "We're working on counterproliferation, which is an incredibly important issue, to make sure that arms and potential weapons of mass destruction do not end up in the hands of people who will be totally irresponsible, people that hate either one of our nations."
• "In the meantime, the Pentagon is spending $100 million this year in an effort to identify high-tech "counterproliferation" tools to track and, if necessary, take out rogue nuclear powers."