: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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As observations improved, the chance of an encounter went up to a few percent, which triggered panicked headlines around the world, as an impact of that size would release an energy equivalent to nuclear warhead yields.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Approximately 30,000 nuclear weapons were spread across Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine, with Ukraine possessing nearly 1,900 strategic nuclear warheads and thousands of tactical nuclear weapons.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Every drone that hits an oil refinery in Russia is one less warhead stopping a Russian breakthrough in the Donbas or counterattack in Kursk.
—Benjamin Jensen, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Millions of lives were at stake in the simulation, as government heads raced to decide whether or not to rocket nuclear warheads to deflect the asteroid or completely disintegrate it.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
Approximately 30,000 nuclear weapons were spread across Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine, with Ukraine possessing nearly 1,900 strategic nuclear warheads and thousands of tactical nuclear weapons.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Every drone that hits an oil refinery in Russia is one less warhead stopping a Russian breakthrough in the Donbas or counterattack in Kursk.
—Benjamin Jensen, The Conversation, 7 Mar. 2025
Millions of lives were at stake in the simulation, as government heads raced to decide whether or not to rocket nuclear warheads to deflect the asteroid or completely disintegrate it.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Warhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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warhead
noun
war·head
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌhed 
: the section of a missile containing the charge
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