counterproliferation
1
7.6
- noun
- /ˌkaʊntərprəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃən/
- Formal
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contraproliferación
- The government is implementing new counterproliferation measures to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.
- counterproliferation program
- counterproliferation policy
- counterproliferation effort
Examples
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Counterproliferation programs at DOD remain small and scattered throughout the department.
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Fourth, as Latham argued at the July 2000 Emerging From Conflict conference, American policymakers have focused on four principal concepts in their counterproliferation strategy since the mid-1990s: denial, disarmament, deterrence, and defense.
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A crucial question, therefore, is whether adequate intelligence is likely to be available to make counterproliferation efforts effective.
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Now, U.S. counterproliferation programs need an overhaul.
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Given the stakes, he concluded, the United States must assume the worst in formulating its counterproliferation policies.
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Another important question for counterproliferation is whether Washington's own nuclear policy influences the spread of WMD elsewhere in the world.
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So Washington should carefully weigh the marginal benefits of new nuclear capabilities for deterrence and destruction against their diplomatic cost to the overall counterproliferation effort.
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Fifth, as far as the means of U.S. policy are concerned, Secretary of Defense Les Aspin was quite explicit in outlining American counterproliferation policy in 1993.
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In contrast, a true overhaul of counterproliferation policy would recognize that, like the defense against terrorism, the defense against WMD must be multilayered and comprehensive.
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The resulting trilateral solidarity effectively harmonized the counterproliferation concerns of the United States, South Korea's sunshine policy, and Japan's more wary stance toward North Korea.
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Synonyms
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8.1
Preventing more countries from getting nuclear weapons
Antonyms
How Strong
- Archaic
2
8.9
- Formal
1
7.6
- Formal
37
4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
counterproliferation = proliferation (transparent) = counter + proliferation
A straightforward prefixation of 'counter-' onto 'proliferation', yielding 'measures opposing the spread'.
Etymology
The word counterproliferation joins counter- ('against') and proliferation ('spreading'), the same idea you see in proliferate or prolific. It names the actions or policies that work 'against the spread' of dangerous weapons.