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warhead

[wawr-hed] / ˈwɔrˌhɛd /


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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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