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nuclear warhead

[ noo-klee-er wawr-hed, nyoo- ]

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noun

a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb.

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Pronunciation Note

See nuclear ( def ).

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nuclear warhead¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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Analysts fear Iran could soon have enough weapons' grade uranium to make a nuclear warhead.

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Currently France has just short of 300 nuclear warheads, which can be fired from France-based aircraft or from submarines.

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The Minuteman is a powerful weapon, capable of carrying three nuclear warheads that can reach independent targets more than 6,000 miles away, according to the Air Force.

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Russia has around 4,380 operational nuclear warheads, according to the Federation of American Scientists, but only 1,700 are “deployed” or ready for use.

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There was no claim by Ukraine that a nuclear warhead was on the missile.

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