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This paper appreciates the possibility of equifinality in explaining their non-proliferation outcome given that alternative processes and several other explanatory factors were at play (e.g., transition to democracy and economic liberalism). However, what remains unexplored in the literature is the role of an epistemic community in creating ABACC. The first part of the paper outlines the epistemic community framework, including a discussion on its key features, emergence, and influence mechanisms. The second part of the paper applies the epistemic community framework to the case of ABACC illustrating the important role of an epistemic community behind the non-proliferation outcome of Argentina and Brazil.