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

These virtues, in fact, served man well until the 20th century, until the arrow was transformed into a missile and the cudgel into an atomic warhead.

From Time Magazine Archive

His own missile carried a small atomic warhead.

From Pushbutton War by Schoenherr, John