How to pronounce “nuclear option”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (idiomatic) In resolving a problem, the possible course of action that is considered the most extreme because of its collateral consequences.
• (US politics) A procedure by which the United States Senate can decide any issue with a simple majority, rather than the usual supermajority.

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