: the section of a missile containing the explosive, chemical, or incendiary charge
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As per the draft report, seen by Reuters, China’s nuclear stockpile was in the 600s as of 2024, but the country aims to have over 1,000 warheads before 2030.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
China’s nuclear warhead stockpile remained in the low 600s in 2024, reflecting what the report described as a slower production rate compared to previous years.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
There are other ways to defeat drones, however, including using traditional weapons, blowing them out of the sky with other drones armed with explosive warheads, or simply ramming into them.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
By the end of the nineteen-sixties, the five nations had almost forty thousand warheads.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2025
China’s nuclear warhead stockpile remained in the low 600s in 2024, reflecting what the report described as a slower production rate compared to previous years.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Dec. 2025
There are other ways to defeat drones, however, including using traditional weapons, blowing them out of the sky with other drones armed with explosive warheads, or simply ramming into them.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
By the end of the nineteen-sixties, the five nations had almost forty thousand warheads.
—Robin Wright, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Warhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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warhead
noun
war·head
ˈwȯ(ə)r-ˌhed 
: the section of a missile containing the charge
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