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