: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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The agency is responsible for overseeing thousands of warheads that are not currently deployed on missiles, bombers and submarines.
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The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Hurricanes could damage submarines or delay the transport of nuclear warheads, warned researcher Jamie Kwong, a fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Among them are the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, the Sandia National Laboratories in California and New Mexico, the Los Alamos National Laboratory—central to nuclear weapons design—in New Mexico and the Pantex Plant in Texas, where warheads are assembled and dismantled.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Imagine a nuclear warhead is hurtling straight toward us, with only 18 minutes to respond before a major city is obliterated.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
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The Npr Network, NPR, 22 Oct. 2025
Hurricanes could damage submarines or delay the transport of nuclear warheads, warned researcher Jamie Kwong, a fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
—Ames Alexander, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
Among them are the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, the Sandia National Laboratories in California and New Mexico, the Los Alamos National Laboratory—central to nuclear weapons design—in New Mexico and the Pantex Plant in Texas, where warheads are assembled and dismantled.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Imagine a nuclear warhead is hurtling straight toward us, with only 18 minutes to respond before a major city is obliterated.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for warhead
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“Warhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead. Accessed 26 Oct. 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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