warhead

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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

Within hours, strangers began demanding he revise the story to claim the impact had come from intercepted missile fragments rather than a warhead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

It takes experienced scientists to safely mold volatile fissile material into uranium metal for a warhead and to build in other crucial components.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

He said that while there is "little solid data" on the Hoveyzeh's warhead, it is thought to use a more "primitive" impact-fuzed high-explosive warhead, meaning it would detonate on or after hitting a target.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Both bombs would be housed inside the casing of a single warhead.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin