nuclear warhead
Americannoun
Pronunciation
See nuclear ( def. ).
Etymology
Origin of nuclear warhead
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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By contrast, the United States and Russia, the world's two main atomic powers, have thousands of nuclear warheads each.
From Barron's
But New START, which expired on February 5, restricted the United States and Russia to 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads each -- a number Washington says China is fast approaching.
From Barron's
In 2021, Kim had presented weapons modernization goals including developing tactical nuclear warheads and intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland.
While the United States and Russia have thousands of nuclear warheads each, in Europe only France and Britain have atomic weapons, with the combined total in the hundreds.
From Barron's
The New Start agreement capped the number of U.S. and Russian long-range nuclear warheads at 1,550 and didn’t cover short-range nuclear weapons.
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