Definition of warhead
: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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The Latest on the U.S. military test involving an interceptor and a mock warhead (all times local): 12:20 p.m.
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Progress by North Korea’s ruler Kim Jong Un toward developing a nuclear missile that can hit the U.S. mainland has focused new attention on the array of missile interceptors tipped with Raytheon Co. warheads based in California and Alaska.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base in Central California is preparing to launch a missile designed to shoot down an incoming warhead.
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The threat from ICBMs - which could carry nuclear, chemical, biological or conventional warheads - are a growing concern to the Pentagon as North Korea continues testing its own long-range missiles.
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With the help of on-board navigation systems, the kill vehicles, which carry no explosives, are supposed to crash into and destroy enemy warheads using only kinetic energy.
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Outside analysts believe North Korea may be able to arm some of its shorter-range missiles with nuclear warheads, though the exact state of the North's secretive weapons program is unknown.
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Outside analysts believe North Korea may be able to arm some of its shorter-range missiles with nuclear warheads, though the exact state of the North’s secretive weapons program is unknown.
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Outside analysts believe North Korea may be able to arm some of its shorter-range missiles with nuclear warheads, though the exact state of the North's secretive weapons program is unknown.
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1898
First Known Use of warhead
1898
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: the part of a missile that contains the explosive
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