Warhead



A warhead is the explosive on a projectile weapon. The word may also be used as a euphemism for the entire weapon. In most situations the warhead is attached to a device called a fuse, which detonates the weapon at an advantageous time.

Many different warheads have been used throughout the history of the galaxy. Examples include:
 * Antimatter warheads, as used in photonic torpedoes.
 * Bio-molecular warheads, that could be installed to photon torpedoes.
 * Cobalt fusion warheads, as used in Lysian weaponry.
 * Nuclear warheads, as used on Earth in the 1960s.
 * Photon warheads, as used in photon torpedoes.
 * Photonic warheads, as used in Vissian torpedoes.
 * Plasma warheads, as used in quantum torpedoes.
 * Radiogenic warheads, that could be installed to torpedoes.
 * Subspace warheads.
 * Thermonuclear warheads, as used in Ekosian missiles.
 * Tri-cobalt warheads, as used in Tricobalt devices.

History
In 2372, Benjamin Sisko had Miles O'Brien equip the USS Defiant (2370)'s atmospheric probes with warheads from the quantum torpedoes to be used against two Jem'Hadar fighters. 

In 2375, a warhead of unknown origin, equipped with an artificial intelligence, was found on a planet in the Delta Quadrant.