nuclear option

Examples (10)

• The committee considered the nuclear option of shutting down the entire system.
• Calling a strike was always the union's nuclear option, to be used only in dire circumstances.
• Facing strong opposition, the government was reluctant to deploy the nuclear option.
• Many felt that resorting to the nuclear option would have severe and irreversible consequences.
• The CEO warned that bankruptcy would be the nuclear option if sales didn't improve.
• They hoped to avoid the nuclear option and find a more amicable solution.
• Using the nuclear option implies that all other avenues have been exhausted.
• It was a desperate situation, making the nuclear option seem increasingly viable.
• The manager reserved the nuclear option of mass layoffs as a last resort.
• Critics argued that the proposed plan was a nuclear option that could harm many.