warhead
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A Chinese submarine fired the ballistic missile fitted with a dummy warhead earlier this month, reaching far into the Pacific Ocean.
From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026
Monday, carrying a simulated warhead to a designated area in the Pacific Ocean, said Senior Captain Wang Xuemeng, a spokesman for China’s navy, according to state media.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
Longer distances need a lot of fuel, reducing the size of the warhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
He said the missile could carry a warhead more than four times more powerful than anything Western militaries possessed, adding that Sarmat would be on "combat duty" by the end of this year.
From Barron's ● May 12, 2026
Not the least of them was a prototype of Polaris, the submarine-based warhead for the navy, Livermore’s important new government patron.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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