Meaning of Samson Option | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A last-resort strategy employed by Israel involving massive nuclear retaliation within and outside of Israel.
2. Any massively destructive strategy used as a last resort, especially one that is also self-destructive.
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Examples

“The Samson Option states that Moshe Dayan gave the go-ahead for starting weapon production in early 1968, putting the plutonium separation plant into full operation.”

“Trump’s fiercest advocates have launched their Samson option: If he can’t keep power, they’ll bring down the party with him by calling for a boycott of the election.”

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