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What is the ‘Mother of All Bombs’? Why the US is considering its massive MOAB weapon for potential strikes on IranPresident Trump is reportedly exploring the option of using the GBU-43/B MOAB against Iran's nuclear facilities and energy infrastructure. ...- A brief history of the 2,000-pound Mark 80 bombs central to U.S.-Israeli tensionsThe Mark 84 is a 2,000-pound bomb, part of the Pentagon's Mark 80 series. President Biden delayed a shipment to Israel of these bombs amid ...
- What are tactical nuclear weapons and what do they mean for the war in Ukraine?Unlike strategic nuclear weapons, tactical weapons are not focused on mutually assured destruction through overwhelming retaliation or nucl...
- US military allegedly promoting ISIS in AfghanistanThere are allegations that weapons are often transferred to the territory of Afghanistan by helicopters without identifying insignia.
- China develops its own 'Mother of All Bombs': ReportIt is dubbed as the Chinese version of the "Mother of All Bombs" due to its huge destruction potential that is claimed to be only second to...
- Everything you want to know about the 21,600 pound Mother of All Bombs dropped on ISIS in AfghanistanThe bomb is about 20 feet long and designed to burrow through 200 feet of earth and 60 feet of concrete before detonating.
- There’s a 'father of all bombs' too and Russia has itThe MOAB was developed to replace the BLU-82, also known as the 'daisy cutter', a 6,800kg bomb used in the Vietnam war to create instant he...
- Donald Trump hails military after 'Mother Of All Bombs' dropped in AfghanistanA GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), nicknamed 'Mother Of All Bombs', was dropped on a tunnel complex of ISIS-Khorasan.
- US drops 'mother of all bombs' on Islamic State in AfghanistanAlso known as the "mother of all bombs," the GBU-43 is a 21,600 pound (9,797 kg) GPS-guided munition and was first tested in March 2003.
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