Sentence examples for warhead for from inspiring English sources

The hardest task, experts say, would be for North Korea to design a warhead for an intercontinental missile.

In 2007 America concluded, controversially, that Iran had been developing a nuclear warhead for a missile, but had stopped in 2003.

Meanwhile, the upgraded W76 warhead for the navy's Trident- and Ohio-class missile submarines is expected to extend the weapon's life from 20 to 60 years.

Returning to Los Alamos, Dr. Agnew was named head of the weapons division, which developed the warhead for the Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile, among other arms.

Soviet technology had also perfected a smaller warhead for the new Soviet missiles now ready to be deployed, like the Minuteman, in hardened silos.

A much larger than planned Astute force would be needed, as would the development, testing and production both of cruise missiles and a new warhead for them.

Each of these Soviet systems had several versions that traded multiple warheads for higher yield.

The United States produced enhanced-radiation warheads for antiballistic missiles, short-range ballistic missiles, and artillery shells.

America is already considering adapting existing warheads for such "bunker-busting" jobs.

The recommendations also call for improving the periodic evaluation of aging warheads for signs of deterioration.

The United States had been producing small nuclear warheads for decades, and the Chinese were desperate to find out how to build miniaturized warheads themselves.