thermonuclear warhead

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• thermonuclear warhead — noun the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb • Syn: ↑atomic warhead, ↑nuclear warhead, ↑nuke • Derivationally related forms: ↑nuke (for: ↑nuke) • Hype …   Useful english dictionary

• warhead — That part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict damage …   Military dictionary

• warhead — noun The part of a missile, projectile, torpedo, rocket, or other munition which contains either the nuclear or thermonuclear system, high explosive system, chemical or biological agents, or inert materials intended to inflict …   Wiktionary

• atomic warhead — noun the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb • Syn: ↑nuclear warhead, ↑thermonuclear warhead, ↑nuke • Derivationally related forms: ↑nuke (for: ↑nuke) …   Useful english dictionary

• nuclear warhead — noun the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb • Syn: ↑atomic warhead, ↑thermonuclear warhead, ↑nuke • Derivationally related forms: ↑nuke (for: ↑nuke) • …   Useful english dictionary

• nuclear warhead — uclear warhead n. The warhead of a missile containing an atom bomb or hydrogen bomb. Syn: atomic warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hydrogen warhead — noun a small thermonuclear device in the warhead of a missile …   Wiktionary

• Teller–Ulam design — The basics of the Teller–Ulam design. Radiation from a primary fission bomb compresses a secondary section containing both fission and fusion fuel. The compressed secondary is heated from within by a second fission explosion. The Teller–Ulam… …   Wikipedia

• nuclear weapon — an explosive device whose destructive potential derives from the release of energy that accompanies the splitting or combining of atomic nuclei. [1945 50] * * * or atomic weapon or thermonuclear weapon Bomb or other warhead that derives its force …   Universalium

• Teller-Ulam design — The Teller–Ulam design is a nuclear weapon design which is used in megaton range thermonuclear weapons, and is more colloquially referred to as the secret of the hydrogen bomb . It is named after two of its chief contributors, Hungarian born… …   Wikipedia

• Yellow Sun — was the first British operational high yield strategic nuclear weapon. The name actually refers only to the outer casing, the warhead (or physics package) was known as Green Grass in Yellow Sun Mk.1 and Red Snow in Yellow Sun Mk.2 . The ENI or… …   Wikipedia