US military weighs use of ‘mother of all bombs’ in potential future strikes on Iran, CNN says
Officials say the 21,600-pound bomb could be used against energy and nuclear targets, though doubts remain over its effect on buried sites.
- On Thursday, CNN reported the U.S. military developed strike plans including the 21,600-pound GBU-43/B "Mother of All Bombs" against Iranian energy and nuclear infrastructure, including Pickaxe Mountain, if President Donald Trump orders renewed combat operations.
- Seeking a symbolic victory to end the unpopular war, administration officials reportedly discussed using the MOAB as a psychological tool to pressure Tehran into concessions, according to sources familiar with internal planning.
- Designed for massive surface-level destruction, the MOAB likely lacks the capability to penetrate the granite-fortified facilities at Pickaxe, prompting skepticism from military planners about its effectiveness against deeply buried nuclear installations.
- Potential deployment risks significant escalation, and officials expressed concerns that the weapon's wide blast radius would threaten civilians if used near populated areas, potentially complicating strategic objectives.
- Amid surging attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the administration balances mounting pressure to finalize its strategy before upcoming U.S. troop rotations and November's midterm elections.
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Trump's MOAB threat could put Iran's deepest bunkers in America's crosshairs - NEW YORK TIMES POST
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Take President Donald Trump’s threat on the MOAB seriously. The U.S. Air Force’s GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast weapon, nicknamed the “mother of all bombs,” could figure prominently in any new airstrike plans targeting Iran. “The mother of all bombs is not nuclear,” Trump said. “This is [...]
Trump's MOAB threat could put Iran's deepest bunkers in America's crosshairs
Take President Donald Trump’s threat on the MOAB seriously. The U.S. Air Force’s GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast weapon, nicknamed the "mother of all bombs," could figure prominently in any new airstrike plans targeting Iran."The mother of all bombs is not nuclear," Trump said. "This is just an extremely large bomb. It’s like a tiny nuclear bomb, but the mother of all bombs is one big bomb, but it’s not nuclear.""I wouldn’t use nuclear. We don…
It has been called the "mother of all bombs." Now the megabomb could be used by the US military in the war against Iran, according to CNN. That would mean a clear escalation of the conflict - while several sources doubt that the weapon would be effective.
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