: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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However, the test did not involve a nuclear warhead or any nuclear explosion.
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The researcher’s test simulated a scenario in which 62 kilograms of TNT detonated and dispersed one kilogram of weapons-grade plutonium – a highly dangerous material used in nuclear warheads.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
But Washington has been watching closely as both countries continue to develop and test advanced weapons capable of delivering nuclear warheads.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
China last tested its ICBM force in September 2024—its first since the 1980s—when a DF-31AG missile carrying a dummy warhead was fired toward international waters in the South Pacific, within the region's nuclear-free zone, according to a Newsweek map.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
The researcher’s test simulated a scenario in which 62 kilograms of TNT detonated and dispersed one kilogram of weapons-grade plutonium – a highly dangerous material used in nuclear warheads.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2025
But Washington has been watching closely as both countries continue to develop and test advanced weapons capable of delivering nuclear warheads.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
China last tested its ICBM force in September 2024—its first since the 1980s—when a DF-31AG missile carrying a dummy warhead was fired toward international waters in the South Pacific, within the region's nuclear-free zone, according to a Newsweek map.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Warhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead. Accessed 16 Nov. 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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