"zero option" meaning in English

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Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} zero option
  1. (US, politics, historical) A 1980s plan whereby all Soviet and American nuclear weapons would be mutually withdrawn from Europe. Tags: US, historical Derived forms: double zero option, zero-zero option Related terms: mutual assured destruction Translations (1980s plan): Nulllösung [feminine] (German)
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