warhead

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He said that while there is "little solid data" on the Hoveyzeh's warhead, it is thought to use a more "primitive" impact-fuzed high-explosive warhead, meaning it would detonate on or after hitting a target.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Iran isn’t currently enriching uranium, U.S. officials have said, and would need to enrich it to weapons grade and also build a warhead or bomb if it wanted to become a nuclear weapons state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

However, Kaushal says "you could very easily double that range by using a much lighter warhead", even though doing so would have probably caused limited damage to the base at Diego Garcia.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Tomahawk missiles being fired from U.S. ships have a warhead of 1,000 pounds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Both bombs would be housed inside the casing of a single warhead.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin