warhead
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Uranium metal can be used as fuel in a reactor or as a key component of a nuclear warhead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Iran has claimed it has a maneuverable re-entry warhead to evade air defenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
A Chinese submarine test-fired a "strategic" missile carrying a dummy warhead on Monday, with monitors saying the rocket appeared to land in a patch of ocean somewhere between Solomon Islands, Nauru and Tuvalu.
From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026
The United States voiced alarm Monday over Beijing's nuclear program after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military modernization.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 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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