Warhead

The scientist participated in developing high-voltage switches, a key component crucial for setting off explosions needed to trigger nuclear warhead.

"To their anchorage off Kodiak," Chuck says. "The Orthos were all ready. They had put together a crew of ex-Navy men, guys who had worked on nuke subs in the past—X-rays, they call them—and they came and took the sub over. As for us, we had no idea that any of this had happened. Until one of the warheads showed up in the goddamn front yard."

"Multi Bottle Rocket". Possibly the strongest weapon around, it does a lot of damage due to its massive warhead.