: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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However, Russia is estimated to have deployed about 36 more warheads with operational forces than in January 2023.
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Radina Gigova, CNN, 18 June 2024
To understand why this new arms race is dangerous, look back at the last one: The United States and the Soviet Union together amassed more than 60,000 nuclear warheads in a standoff that threatened mutual, possibly global, annihilation.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
The Ukrainians were riding high in November 2022, so much so that U.S. intelligence agencies picked up chatter that Russian generals were talking about the use of tactical nuclear warheads.
—Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
However, the other warhead parachuted to the ground intact as designed, and three of the four switches designed to prevent unintentional detonations failed.
—Rebecca Messina, theweek, 25 Apr. 2024
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Radina Gigova, CNN, 18 June 2024
To understand why this new arms race is dangerous, look back at the last one: The United States and the Soviet Union together amassed more than 60,000 nuclear warheads in a standoff that threatened mutual, possibly global, annihilation.
—Editorial Board, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
The Ukrainians were riding high in November 2022, so much so that U.S. intelligence agencies picked up chatter that Russian generals were talking about the use of tactical nuclear warheads.
—Daniel Depetris, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
However, the other warhead parachuted to the ground intact as designed, and three of the four switches designed to prevent unintentional detonations failed.
—Rebecca Messina, theweek, 25 Apr. 2024
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warhead
noun
war·head
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌhed 
: the section of a missile containing the charge
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