hyperproliferation

Noun

1. An abnormally high rate of proliferation of cells by rapid division; substantial overproliferation.
2. Synonym of overproliferation.
   • 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...
   • And regional hyperproliferation becomes inevitable as Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and others seek shelter in going nuclear themselves. - 2015, Charles Krauthammer, The Providence Journal:
   • There is no greater spur to hyperproliferation than the furling of the American nuclear umbrella. - 2010, Charles Krauthammer, Rockford Register Star:

   Synonyms: overproliferation