Spain Activates “Nuclear Option”: Will Seize Control Of Catalan Government, Force New Elections Steve Watson Posted on October 21, 2017 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Featured Stories, Tile, World News This is the first time in the modern democratic period that a central government has suspended home rule in one of Spain’s 17 regions. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email