Second, the proliferation of media gives campaigners more options for getting out their message, but makes it harder to be heard above the hubbub.

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The second catalyst is the proliferation of smart devices, both in the government workplace and in the constituent community.

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Second, achieving after 2010 a more robust implementation of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty with the aim of accelerating disarmament among possessor states, preventing proliferation and ultimately freeing the world from nuclear weapons.

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