nuclear warhead

American  

[noo-klee-er wawr-hed, nyoo-] / ˈnu kli ər ˈwɔrˌhɛd, ˈnyu- /

noun

1. a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb.

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Pronunciation

See nuclear ( def. ).

Etymology

Origin of nuclear warhead

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

In 2021, Kim had presented weapons modernization goals including developing tactical nuclear warheads and intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.

From The Wall Street Journal

While the United States and Russia have thousands of nuclear warheads each, in Europe only France and Britain have atomic weapons, with the combined total in the hundreds.

From Barron's

The New Start agreement capped the number of U.S. and Russian long-range nuclear warheads at 1,550 and didn’t cover short-range nuclear weapons.

From The Wall Street Journal

The deal capped the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads at 1,550 for the US and Russia.

From BBC

The treaty capped the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for each party to 1,550.

From BBC

Related Words

• atomic bomb
• hydrogen bomb
• neutron bomb