: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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From now on, no missiles will be launched with warheads lighter than one ton, Majid Mousavi said.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
That would require designing, manufacturing and testing a nuclear warhead that could fit on the tip of a ballistic missile.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
The stockpile is sufficient for roughly a dozen nuclear warheads if further refined, with the US saying specifically 11 bombs.
—Jonathan Tirone, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
And that can be put into a warhead or it can even be put into a suitcase.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
That would require designing, manufacturing and testing a nuclear warhead that could fit on the tip of a ballistic missile.
—Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026
The stockpile is sufficient for roughly a dozen nuclear warheads if further refined, with the US saying specifically 11 bombs.
—Jonathan Tirone, Fortune, 8 Mar. 2026
And that can be put into a warhead or it can even be put into a suitcase.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Warhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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warhead
noun
war·head
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌhed 
: the section of a missile containing the charge
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