non-proliferationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌnɒn.prə.lɪf.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌnɑːn.prə.lɪf.əˈreɪ.ʃən/the controlling of the spread and/or amount of something, especially nuclear or chemical weapons:
a non-proliferation treaty
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Limiting and restricting
- box sb in
- chain
- circumscribe
- clamp down on sth
- clampdown
- curb
- curtail
- damage limitation
- debilitate
- delimit
- hamstring
- hedge
- infringe
- localize
- muzzle
- qualification
- ration
- rationing
- restrain
- stabilizer
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