nuclear warhead
Americannoun
Pronunciation
See nuclear ( def. ).
Etymology
Origin of nuclear warhead
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Just over a month prior, China had test-fired a submarine ballistic missile with a dummy nuclear warhead with the capacity to reach the U.S. from Chinese coastal waters, raising alarms across the Pacific region.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
It can do this at a high altitude, beyond even the Earth's atmosphere, which was seen as especially useful in South Korea, because it could be used to intercept and destroy a nuclear warhead.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
Western countries fear that these satellite launch systems incorporate technologies interchangeable with those used in ballistic missiles, potentially capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
There was no claim by Ukraine that a nuclear warhead was on the missile.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
On the evening of October 21, they found something new: a nuclear warhead storage bunker.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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