non-proliferation
Stopping weapons spread
Non-proliferation is the prevention of spread or increase, almost always referring to nuclear weapons.
Non-proliferation treaties and policies aim to stop additional countries from acquiring nuclear arsenals: The treaty is a cornerstone of international non-proliferation efforts.
The term occasionally applies to other weapons of mass destruction—chemical, biological—but nuclear is the default context.
Punitive international restrictions
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- verificationProving something accurate
- complianceAdhering to requirements
oversight · safeguards · surveillance · restrictions · interdiction · counterproliferation · noncompliance · violations
U.N. atomic oversight body
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
- safeguardsMeasures preventing harm
- protocolsEstablished codes of conduct
compliance · verification · obligations · provisions · inspectors · adherence · articles · convention
Prevention via threatened consequences
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- allianceFormal union of parties
- containmentPreventing hostile expansion
risk · escalation · crisis · regime · prevention · safeguards · assurance · balance
Removal of atomic weapons
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- dismantlementAct of taking apart
- reductionMaking something smaller
elimination · destruction · disposal · stockpile · warhead · centrifuge · enrichment · plutonium
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- multilateralismMulti-party international cooperation
- bilateralismTwo-party agreement approach
- accordHarmony between parties
- détenteEasing of strained relations
envoy · ambassador · summit · talks · dialogue · coalition · consensus · engagement
sanctions
Punitive international restrictions
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- verificationProving something accurate
compliance · oversight · safeguards · surveillance · restrictions · interdiction · counterproliferation · noncompliance · violations · intelligence
IAEA
U.N. atomic oversight body
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
- safeguardsMeasures preventing harm
protocols · compliance · verification · obligations · provisions · inspectors · adherence · articles · convention · multilateral
deterrence
Prevention via threatened consequences
- stabilityResistance to displacement
- strategicDeliberately planned for advantage
- allianceFormal union of parties
containment · risk · escalation · crisis · regime · prevention · safeguards · assurance · balance · proliferator
denuclearization
Removal of atomic weapons
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
- decommissioningWithdrawing from active service
- dismantlementAct of taking apart
reduction · elimination · destruction · disposal · stockpile · warhead · centrifuge · enrichment · plutonium · uranium
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- multilateralismMulti-party international cooperation
- bilateralismTwo-party agreement approach
- accordHarmony between parties
détente · envoy · ambassador · summit · talks · dialogue · coalition · consensus · engagement · mediation
- Nuclearnuclear reactor, atomic bomb, nuclear energy, atomic bombs, uranium
- nuclear securitynonproliferation, weapons inspectors, nuclear facility, nuclear site, uranium enrichment
- Nuclear Diplomacydisarmament, denuclearization, arms control, nuclear inspections, uranium enrichment
- nuclear regulationnuclear policy, operating license, nuclear facilities, IAEA, radiation protection
- Cold WarBerlin Wall, Iron Curtain, arms race, Warsaw Pact, Cuban Missile Crisis
- diplomacyembassy, ambassador, ambassadors, treaty, treaties
non-proliferationproliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
nuclear proliferation · arms race · dissemination · diffusion · armament
non-proliferationproliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
spread · diffusion · expansion · dissemination · multiplication
multiplication, proliferate, proliferation, multiplier, proliferated, proliferating, proliferative