proliferator
One who expands
A proliferator is someone or something that proliferates—spreads, multiplies, or causes rapid increase.
The term appears most often in discussions of nuclear weapons: a nuclear proliferator is a nation or entity that spreads weapons technology to others.
More generally, any agent of rapid expansion: a proliferator of misinformation, mosquitoes as proliferators of disease.
Spread information widely
- propagateSpread or breed further
- circulateMove in a loop
- disperseCause to spread apart
- distributeDivide and deliver
diffuse · transmit · permeate · radiate · scatter · broadcast · multiply · replicate
Tools for fighting
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
reactor · fissile · warhead · sanctions · IAEA · treaty · rogue · state
Basic unit of life
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- divisionSplitting into parts
- replicationAct of duplicating precisely
oncogene · neoplasm · carcinoma · metastasis · hyperplasia · dysplasia · tissue · regeneration
Tool for distribution
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
- promoterOne who organizes events
- enablerOne who facilitates harmful behavior
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
supplier · trafficker · dealer · broker · middleman · smuggler · source · vector
disseminate
Spread information widely
distribute · diffuse · transmit · permeate · radiate · scatter · broadcast · multiply · replicate · reproduce
weapons
Tools for fighting
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- enrichmentImprovement through addition
- centrifugeSpinning density-separation device
plutonium · reactor · fissile · warhead · sanctions · IAEA · treaty · rogue · state · Iran
cell
Basic unit of life
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- divisionSplitting into parts
replication · oncogene · neoplasm · carcinoma · metastasis · hyperplasia · dysplasia · tissue · regeneration · angiogenesis
spreader
Tool for distribution
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
- promoterOne who organizes events
- enablerOne who facilitates harmful behavior
facilitator · supplier · trafficker · dealer · broker · middleman · smuggler · source · vector · carrier
proliferatorreducer
Something that lessens
diminisher · eliminator · limiter · minimizer · eradicator
proliferatorcontainer
Thing for storing items
suppressor · restrictor · inhibitor · blocker · preventer
- nuclear proliferationWeapons capability spreading internationally
- nuclear non-proliferationRestricting atomic weapons spread
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