nuclear warheads
Missiles with payloads
Nuclear warheads are the explosive components of nuclear weapons—the part that actually detonates.
A missile or bomb is the delivery system; the warhead is the payload.
Countries measure their arsenals in warheads: The treaty limits each side to 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads.
A single missile may carry multiple warheads, each capable of striking a different target.
- neutron bombWarhead maximizing radiation output
- tritiumHydrogen's radioactive isotope
- plutoniumActinide, atomic number 94
- uraniumElement ninety-two
- Cold WarProlonged East-West standoff
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- Munitionsbombs, missiles, bullets, ordnance, warheads
- Nuclear Armsnukes, atom bomb, hydrogen bombs, H-bombs, arms race
- suppliessupplies, stock, stockpile, stores, essentials
- ammunitionammunition, ammo, bullet, bullets, shells
- arms controlarms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, arms deals, arms reduction
nuclear warheadsfirecrackers
Small explosive novelties
peashooters · cap guns · small arms · popguns · slingshots
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Reducing atomic weapon stockpiles
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