noun
- multiple warheads, especially those carried by a single missile or delivery vehicle; often used in military and defense contexts to refer to independently targetable nuclear or conventional warheads.
Usage: technical; military; often used in plural or as a modifier (e.g., 'multiwarhead missile')
Examples
- The treaty limited the number of multiwarheads each nation could deploy.
- Modern intercontinental ballistic missiles are often equipped with multiwarheads.
- Defense analysts debated the strategic implications of multiwarhead systems.
- The multiwarhead capability increased the destructive potential of the weapon system.
- International negotiations focused on reducing multiwarhead arsenals.