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nuclear warhead
a warhead containing a fission or fusion bomb. -
payload
the part of a cargo producing revenue or income, usually expressed in weight. -
cruise missile
A cruise missile is a missile which carries a nuclear warhead and which is guided by a computer. -
dirty bomb
a nuclear warhead designed to produce a great amount of radioactive debris by use of a fusion core, fission trigger, and casing of uranium-238. -
fractional orbital bombardment system
a missile or satellite with a nuclear warhead sent into a low orbit so that it can suddenly be directed at a target. Abbreviation: FOBS, F.O.B.S. -
harpoon
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.