Baron has been at loggerheads with England's professional clubs over the amount of time players spend on international duty, the proliferation of Test matches and relegation from the Zurich Premiership.

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But it is unclear how a test ban would curb nuclear proliferation.

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He also negotiated a limited nuclear test ban treaty that inhibited the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

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The argument for the test ban is that it will prevent nuclear proliferation.

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Washington has been pushing to get both countries to freeze their respective nuclear programs and sign two treaties: the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty and the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty.

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One catalyst driving the push is the proliferation of social media mining tools, which allow companies to test and tweak new go-to-market strategies in real time and without the need for an actual focus group.

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But Bopara dismissed suggestions that a proliferation of limited overs cricket will harm England's hopes of recapturing the Ashes when the first Test begins on 8 July in Cardiff.

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