A "nuclear missile" refers to a powerful weapon that carries a nuclear warhead, which is essentially a high-explosive device using nuclear reactions to cause extreme damage and destruction over a large area.
Sentences with «nuclear missile»
We can hardly all be expected to keep our own nuclear missiles in the garden shed. (dailymail.co.uk)
American rocket designs are based on nuclear missiles, and use technology dating from the 1960s and 1970s. (newscientist.com)