| 单词 | zero option |
| 释义 | > as lemmaszero option zero option n. a disarmament proposal for the total removal of certain types of weapons on both sides of a conflict or confrontation; spec. one put forward in the early 1980s for both the Soviet Union and the United States to remove all their medium-range nuclear missiles from Europe. ΚΠ 1976 Internat. Arms Control (Stanford Arms Control Group) ix. 184 The Soviets surprised the Americans by agreeing to the general idea of an NCA limitation even before the Zero option was presented. 1981 Washington Post 5 July a20/1 By reviving controversy about a moratorium and the ‘zero option’, Brandt's trip appears to have realized some of the fears of those in the West German government and opposition party. 2015 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 Aug. a13 An INF Treaty eliminated a class of nuclear missiles in Europe—the so-called zero option that had been Reagan's opening gambit. < as lemmas |
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