Nuclear option (disambiguation)

The nuclear option is a political tactic used in the United States Senate.

Nuclear option may also refer to:

• Nuclear warfare
• Nuclear weapon
  • Strategic nuclear weapon
  • Tactical nuclear weapon
• A hyperbole by analogy to nuclear weapons, referring to the most extreme amongst a range of options
• Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, a political tactic, is sometimes called the nuclear option.

See also

• Nuclear strategy
• Nuclear power
• Mutual assured destruction
• Intercontinental ballistic missile
• Nuclear triad
• Filibuster in the United States Senate
• Standing Rules of the United States Senate, Rule XXII
• Cloture#United States