: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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China's stockpile, now at 600 warheads, is expected to surpass 1,000 by the end of the decade.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
North Korea is believed to possess between 40 and 50 warheads, along with the means to deliver them across the region and potentially to the US mainland.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
The broad implication is that Washington needs to deploy not only more warheads but also more systems than originally planned under the modernization program.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Trump also boasted in a post Monday about the U.S. nuclear arsenal in response to comments from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about supplying nuclear warheads to Iran.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
North Korea is believed to possess between 40 and 50 warheads, along with the means to deliver them across the region and potentially to the US mainland.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
The broad implication is that Washington needs to deploy not only more warheads but also more systems than originally planned under the modernization program.
—Vipin Narang, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
Trump also boasted in a post Monday about the U.S. nuclear arsenal in response to comments from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev about supplying nuclear warheads to Iran.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 23 June 2025
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“Warhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead. Accessed 20 Jul. 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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