Samson Option

== English == === Alternative forms === Samson option === Etymology === In reference to Samson in the Bible, who destroyed the Philistine temple in which he was captured in a suicide attack. === Proper noun === the Samson Option (usually uncountable, plural Samson Options) A last-resort strategy employed by the State of Israel involving massive nuclear retaliation within and outside of the State of Israel. (figuratively, by extension) Any massively destructive strategy used as a last resort, especially one that is also self-destructive. ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== Samson Option on Wikipedia.Wikipedia