: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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North Korea conducted a series of tests last week that state media said involved various new weapons systems, including ballistic missiles armed with cluster-bomb warheads, while its senior officials issued crude statements ridiculing South Korean hopes for warmer relations.
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The missile carries a conventional payload with a small warhead under 14 kilograms.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Monday the engine test was likely related to an effort to build a more powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile that can carry multiple nuclear warheads, according to lawmakers who attended the meeting.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The missile's warhead did not explode, Geller said, preventing a much larger disaster.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
The missile carries a conventional payload with a small warhead under 14 kilograms.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Apr. 2026
South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Monday the engine test was likely related to an effort to build a more powerful solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile that can carry multiple nuclear warheads, according to lawmakers who attended the meeting.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
The missile's warhead did not explode, Geller said, preventing a much larger disaster.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 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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