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This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.
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Meaning of "nuclear option" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NUCLEAR OPTION

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NUCLEAR OPTION

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Nuclear option is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NUCLEAR OPTION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nuclear option

The nuclear or constitutional option, is a parliamentary procedure that allows the U.S. Senate to override a rule or precedent by majority vote. The presiding officer of the United States Senate rules that the validity of a Senate rule or precedent is a constitutional question. He immediately puts the issue to the full Senate, which decides by majority vote. The procedure thus allows the Senate to decide any issue by majority vote, even though the rules of the Senate specify that ending a filibuster requires the consent of 60 senators for legislation, 67 for amending a Senate rule. The name is an analogy to nuclear weapons being the most extreme option in warfare. In 1917, a threat to use what is now known as the nuclear option resulted in reform of the Senate's filibuster rules. An opinion written by Vice President Richard Nixon in 1957 concluded that the U.S. Constitution grants the presiding officer the authority to override Senate rules. The option was used to make further rule changes in 1975.

Definition of nuclear option in the English dictionary

The definition of nuclear option in the dictionary is the use of or power to use nuclear weapons. Other definition of nuclear option is the use of or power to use a measure considered to be particularly drastic.

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Synonyms and antonyms of nuclear option in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nuclear option» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NUCLEAR OPTION

Find out the translation of nuclear option to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nuclear option from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nuclear option» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

核选择
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

opción nuclear
570 millions of speakers

English

nuclear option
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

परमाणु विकल्प
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الخيار النووي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ядерный вариант
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

opção nuclear
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পারমাণবিক অ-প্রলিফারেশন চুক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

option nucléaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perjanjian Nuklir Nuklear
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nukleare Option
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

原子力オプション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

핵 옵션
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perjanjian Non-Proliferasi Nuklir
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tùy chọn hạt nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணுசக்தி அல்லாத பரவுதல் ஒப்பந்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परमाणु अप्रसार करार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nükleer Silahların Yayılmasını Önleme Anlaşması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

opzione nucleare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

opcja nuklearna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ядерний варіант
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

opțiune nucleară
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

επιλογή της πυρηνικής ενέργειας
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

kern opsie
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kärnkraft
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

kjernefysiske alternativet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nuclear option

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NUCLEAR OPTION»

The term «nuclear option» is quite widely used and occupies the 51.175 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NUCLEAR OPTION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nuclear option

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QUOTES WITH «NUCLEAR OPTION»

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Joe Biden
This nuclear option is ultimately an example of the arrogance of power.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NUCLEAR OPTION»

Discover the use of nuclear option in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nuclear option and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Iran's Nuclear Option: Tehran's Quest for the Atom Bomb
The United States remains convinced that Tehran has been pursuing a clandestine nuclear weapons program.
Al J. Venter, 2003
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Israel's Nuclear Option: Behind the Scenes Diplomacy Between ...
In a look at the contemporary global situation, the book's postscript debates whether Israel's nuclear policy of opacity continues to serve Israel's interests or should be replaced with an open nuclear policy.
Zaki Shalom, 2005
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Prevention, Pre-emption and the Nuclear Option: From Bush to ...
6. The. nuclear. option. From. Bush. to. Obama. As the previous chapters illustrate , the Bush Administration viewed arms control treaties and multilateral non- proliferation agreements as inherently unverifiable and overly constraining to their ...
Aiden Warren, 2011
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Reaction Time: Climate Change and the Nuclear Option
Australia is at a crossroads: do we need to embrace a nuclear future? In Reaction Time, Ian Lowe examines the science and the politics of nuclear power, as well as the feasible alternatives in an era of global warming.
Ian Lowe, 2007
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The Bomb in the Basement: How Israel Went Nuclear and What ...
Explains how Israel became the Middle East's only nuclear power, giving insight into how it has maintained the secrecy of its nuclear program, the role of America in financing and developing the Israeli bomb, and the ways in which Israeli ...
Michael Karpin, 2007
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Quarterly Essay 27 Reaction Time: Climate Change and the ...
In this engrossing and persuasive essay, Ian Lowe discusses his one-time belief in the benefits of nuclear power and explains why that belief has faltered.
Ian Lowe, 2007
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India's Emerging Nuclear Posture: Between Recessed Deterrent ...
" "This book brings together the many pieces of India's nuclear puzzle and the ramifications for South Asia.
Ashley J. Tellis, 2001
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Nonproliferation Norms: Why States Choose Nuclear Restraint
For example, after the 2006 North Korean nuclear tests, botl1 LDP Policy Chief Shoichi Nakagawa and Foreign Minister Taro Aso argued that Japan should consider the nuclear option. However, after outcries from the opposition, the public, ...
Maria Rost Rublee, 2009
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Korea, the Divided Nation
At the same time as the DPRK was pursuing its nuclear option, it was positioning itself to make use of its place in the United Nations in ways that were previously unavailable to the Kim regime. North Korea also has used the United Nations ...
Edward A. Olsen, 2005
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The Politics and Strategy of Nuclear Weapons in the Middle ...
Based on research from an array of American, Arab, British, French, German, and Israeli sources, this book provides a nuclear history of the world’s most explosive region.
Shlomo Aronson, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NUCLEAR OPTION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nuclear option is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mike Lee goes for nuclear option to repeal Obamacare
Mike Lee (R-Utah) announced on Friday that he plans to use a complicated procedural maneuver known as the nuclear option to repeal the ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Greece, Iran, and the Rules of the Game
Iran faces some of the similar problems as other powers contemplating the nuclear option. It has hostile neighbors (Iraq, Israel, the Gulf States). «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Newcastle Centre for Life chief executive Alastair Balls talks to the …
Two proved particularly problematic and, as Mr Balls described it, they had to go with the “nuclear option” and a series of compulsory purchase ... «ChronicleLive, Jul 15»
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Our View: The Crippling Nature of Fear
So why now in the Magic Valley are we suddenly taking the nuclear option on several major community issues? After years of relocating ... «Twin Falls Times-News, Jul 15»
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Battle between theaters and cellphones finds a new outlet
... who confront offending audience members with approaches ranging from withering saracasm to the "nuclear option" — grabbing the phone. «Post-Bulletin, Jul 15»
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Monsanto keeps up the pressure on Syngenta
Sweeten its offer, or act on its nuclear option — walk away. The Commodities Note is an online commentary on the industry from the Financial ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
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The Nuclear Option — FLASH: Atticus Finch Is a Racist
So it turns out a half century on that Atticus Finch — America's fearless moral compass on matters of race, our Moses of The South — got old ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
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The Lone Gunmen will be back for the X-Files revival
Now, it looks like the X-Files team is going for the nuclear option in their efforts to rekindle love in the hearts of a fanbase hurt by lackluster final ... «A.V. Club Denver/Boulder, Jul 15»
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Mikhail Gorbachev proposes eliminating some nuclear missiles, July …
(But the “zero nuclear option” that Reagan also favored turned out to be a mirage.) In December 1987, during a summit in Washington, the two ... «Politico, Jul 15»
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AIPAC Mulling 'Nuclear Option' in Lobbying Against Iran Deal
AIPAC Mulling 'Nuclear Option' in Lobbying Against Iran Deal. AIPAC officials have been debating using their doomsday weapon, namely to ... «The Jewish Press, Jul 15»

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