The meaning of the word *proliferation* in this sentence is closest to `____`. “Although the NPT was signed at the Nuclear Weapons Conference in Stockholm, the world has seen a *proliferation* in nuclear weapons in India, Pakistan, North Korea, and Israel.”

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rapid increase

Explanation:

Proliferation means “a rapid and often excessive spread or increase.” Therefore, if you substitute rapid increase for proliferation, the sentence will not change in meaning. Other synonyms: an explosion of , rise in, spread of

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