atomic warhead
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To make missiles nuclear-capable, Iran would also need to develop an atomic warhead small enough to fit in such a re-entry vehicle.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
The Post reported Tuesday that U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded the Kim regime could produce a missile that could reach the U.S. homeland with an atomic warhead in a year, years faster than previously estimated.
From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2017
Pyongyang is inching toward its stated goal of building a miniaturized atomic warhead capable of riding a Pacific-spanning rocket.
From Time • Jul. 15, 2016
Now 96% complete, the dam could probably not be destroyed by anything short of an atomic warhead, but damage to its sluice gates and other vulnerable parts could impede Egyptian agriculture and industry.
From Time Magazine Archive
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His own missile carried a small atomic warhead.
From Pushbutton War by Schoenherr, John