: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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Pyongyang still faces major technical barriers before fielding a fully reliable intercontinental ballistic missile, especially ensuring a warhead can survive atmospheric reentry.
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Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Sediment samples near the torpedo compartment showed no evidence of plutonium leakage from the nuclear warheads, indicating titanium patches applied by Soviet and Russian expeditions in 1994 remain effective.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
In Tel Aviv, a missile with a 100 kilogram (220 pound) warhead slammed into a street in the city center, blowing out windows of an apartment building and sending smoke billowing.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The newspaper cited military officials as saying the missile carried a conventional warhead, not a cluster bomb, and that several attempts to intercept it had failed.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
Sediment samples near the torpedo compartment showed no evidence of plutonium leakage from the nuclear warheads, indicating titanium patches applied by Soviet and Russian expeditions in 1994 remain effective.
—Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
In Tel Aviv, a missile with a 100 kilogram (220 pound) warhead slammed into a street in the city center, blowing out windows of an apartment building and sending smoke billowing.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
The newspaper cited military officials as saying the missile carried a conventional warhead, not a cluster bomb, and that several attempts to intercept it had failed.
—CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
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“Warhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead. Accessed 2 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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