warhead

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    The portion of a missile, torpedo, or similar weapon that contains the material, explosive, biological, or nuclear, that hits the target first, detonating upon impact.

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    "View of Titan Missile II re-entry vehicle (which housed the 9 megaton warhead)" by Jeff A. Goldberg is licensed under Public Domain.

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    Merriam-Webster.com
         N.d.   Warhead. http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warhead, accessed February
             4, 2015.