warhead
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"It is unlikely that the significant blast damage seen here was caused by an Iranian surface-to-air missile, which carry relatively small explosive warheads," director of Armament Research Services, Jenzen Jones said.
From BBC
Tomahawk missiles being fired from U.S. ships have a warhead of 1,000 pounds.
Pyongyang is now estimated to possess up to 50 nuclear warheads and enough fissile material to produce up to 40 more, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a think tank.
There is an entire supply chain that includes components such as solid rocket motors, sensors, castings, and warheads.
From Barron's
Under the same principle, Macron said that from now on France would no longer communicate to the world the number of nuclear warheads in its possession.
From BBC
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