Meanings
- uncountablebiologyAn abnormally high rate of proliferation of cells by rapid division; substantial overproliferation.
- uncountableSynonym of overproliferation.
There is no greater spur to hyperproliferation than the furling of the American nuclear umbrella.
2010, Charles Krauthammer, Rockford Register Star2 more examples
Sanctions will not work because Russia and China are helping North Korea’s nuclear missile program, accelerating capabilities to threaten the United States, a process that might be termed “hyperproliferation”: […] Some of the implications of hyperproliferation are that Russia and China are part of the problem, not part of the solution; that hyperproliferation by these actors is a weapon in the New Cold War; and that we should reassess the nuclear missile threat from other nations of concern — including Pakistan and Iran.
2016 March 30, Peter Vincent Pry, “North Korea Nuclear Threat: ‘Hyperproliferation’ in North Korea”, in The Washington TimesAnd regional hyperproliferation becomes inevitable as Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and others seek shelter in going nuclear themselves.
2015, Charles Krauthammer, The Providence JournalSynonyms: overproliferation
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of overproliferation.
Origin
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