nuclear warhead
Refers specifically to the explosive payload of a nuclear missile or torpedo. Common in news and military contexts.
The missile is equipped with a nuclear warhead.
The reduction of nuclear warheads was discussed at the international conference.
That missile can be fitted with a nuclear warhead.
The country possesses several hundred nuclear warheads.
The two countries agreed to a treaty reducing their nuclear warheads.
Work is underway to dismantle old nuclear warheads.