After US, China Develops Its Own 'Mother Of All Bombs', Says Report
World News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 4, 2019
China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country's answer to the US-built 'Mother of All Bombs', the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official media reported on Friday.
'Mother' Shouldn't Be Used To Describe A Bomb: Pope On US Explosive
World News | Reuters | Sunday May 7, 2017
Pope Francis on Saturday criticised the naming of the US military's biggest non-nuclear explosive as "the Mother of All Bombs", saying the word "mother" should not be used in reference to a deadly weapon.
Afghan Taliban's Brazen Attack Eclipses Donald Trump's 'Mother Of All Bombs'
World News | Reuters | Monday April 24, 2017
Eight days after the US military dropped its largest ever conventional bomb on suspected ISIS terrorists in eastern Afghanistan, Taliban terrorists breached an army base in the north of the country and killed scores of local soldiers.
Opinion: The 'Mother of All Bombs' Isn't That Big. Why Did It Unsettle Us So Much?
Opinion | Jeffrey Lewis, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 18, 2017
On Thursday, the United States dropped a bomb in Afghanistan, near a place called Achin. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast blew up a cave complex used by Islamic State fighters - and, shortly thereafter, the media. The coverage of the MOAB was an incredible mix of hysteria and hardware pornography. "Fox & Friends" even soundtracked the gun-ca...
ISIS Has Tunnels Everywhere. Makes Them Much Harder To Defeat
World News | Amanda Erickson, The Washington Post | Monday April 17, 2017
Thursday, the United States dropped the "mother of all bombs" on a network of Islamic State caves and tunnels in Afghanistan. The military argued that its spectacular use of force was necessary to destroy the underground terror hideout. (Though it's not clear that the MOAB was the right tool to accomplish that goal.)
Some In Afghanistan Question US Choice To Use 22,000-Pound Bomb Against ISIS
World News | Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post | Saturday April 15, 2017
U.S. forces in Afghanistan had not yet assessed the impact Friday of a massive strike on Islamic State militants in the eastern part of the country, a military spokesman said, raising questions about the already controversial decision to deploy a 22,000-pound bomb on the battlefield.
Number Of ISIS Terrorists Killed By US Bomb Jumps To 90: Afghan Officials
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 15, 2017
The death toll from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb nearly tripled Saturday, with Afghan officials saying at least 90 Islamic State terrorists were killed, as US-led forces conducted clean-up operations over the rugged terrain.
US Top General In Afghanistan Terms Bombing Mission As Purely Tactical
World News | Reuters | Friday April 14, 2017
The top US military commander in Afghanistan said on Friday his decision to deploy one of the largest conventional bombs used in combat was done in communication with officials in Washington and was a purely tactical decision.
Massive US Bomb In Afghanistan Killed 36 From ISIS, Say Local Officials
World News | Erin Cunningham, Sayed Salahuddin, The Washington Post | Friday April 14, 2017
As many as three dozen militants with the radical Islamic State group were killed when U.S. forces dropped a 22,000-pound bomb on their hideout in eastern Afghanistan, defense ministry officials said Friday.
36 ISIS Terrorists Killed After US Dropped Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb: Afghan Officials
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 14, 2017
The US military's largest non-nuclear bomb killed at least 36 terrorists as it decimated a deep tunnel complex of the ISIS group, Afghan officials said Friday, ruling out any civilian casualties.
Russia's Father Of All Bombs Is Mightier Than United States' Mother Of All Bombs
World News | Edited by Ipsita Sarkar | Friday April 14, 2017
The United States on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in a battlefield, Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb - MOAB (also known as the Mother of All Bombs based on the acronym).
'Mother Of All Bombs': 10 Things To Know About GBU-43, The Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb
World News | Edited by Ipsita Sarkar | Friday April 14, 2017
The United States on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb, GBU-43, targeting an ISIS complex in Afghanistan. Also known as the 'Mother Of All Bombs', the bomb was dropped in a 'tunnel complex' of the Achin district of Nangarhar province, close to the border with Pakistan. This is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in the battlefield. T...
'Mother Of All Bombs': US Drops Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb On ISIS Caves In Afghanistan
World News | Edited By Bhanu Priya Vyas | Friday April 14, 2017
The United States dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat, in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday against a series of caves used by ISIS, the military said. Also 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, just days bef...
After US, China Develops Its Own 'Mother Of All Bombs', Says Report
World News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 4, 2019
China has developed a massive bomb, said to be the country's answer to the US-built 'Mother of All Bombs', the most powerful non-nuclear weapon, official media reported on Friday.
'Mother' Shouldn't Be Used To Describe A Bomb: Pope On US Explosive
World News | Reuters | Sunday May 7, 2017
Pope Francis on Saturday criticised the naming of the US military's biggest non-nuclear explosive as "the Mother of All Bombs", saying the word "mother" should not be used in reference to a deadly weapon.
Afghan Taliban's Brazen Attack Eclipses Donald Trump's 'Mother Of All Bombs'
World News | Reuters | Monday April 24, 2017
Eight days after the US military dropped its largest ever conventional bomb on suspected ISIS terrorists in eastern Afghanistan, Taliban terrorists breached an army base in the north of the country and killed scores of local soldiers.
Opinion: The 'Mother of All Bombs' Isn't That Big. Why Did It Unsettle Us So Much?
Opinion | Jeffrey Lewis, The Washington Post | Tuesday April 18, 2017
On Thursday, the United States dropped a bomb in Afghanistan, near a place called Achin. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast blew up a cave complex used by Islamic State fighters - and, shortly thereafter, the media. The coverage of the MOAB was an incredible mix of hysteria and hardware pornography. "Fox & Friends" even soundtracked the gun-ca...
ISIS Has Tunnels Everywhere. Makes Them Much Harder To Defeat
World News | Amanda Erickson, The Washington Post | Monday April 17, 2017
Thursday, the United States dropped the "mother of all bombs" on a network of Islamic State caves and tunnels in Afghanistan. The military argued that its spectacular use of force was necessary to destroy the underground terror hideout. (Though it's not clear that the MOAB was the right tool to accomplish that goal.)
Some In Afghanistan Question US Choice To Use 22,000-Pound Bomb Against ISIS
World News | Erin Cunningham, The Washington Post | Saturday April 15, 2017
U.S. forces in Afghanistan had not yet assessed the impact Friday of a massive strike on Islamic State militants in the eastern part of the country, a military spokesman said, raising questions about the already controversial decision to deploy a 22,000-pound bomb on the battlefield.
Number Of ISIS Terrorists Killed By US Bomb Jumps To 90: Afghan Officials
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday April 15, 2017
The death toll from the American military's largest non-nuclear bomb nearly tripled Saturday, with Afghan officials saying at least 90 Islamic State terrorists were killed, as US-led forces conducted clean-up operations over the rugged terrain.
US Top General In Afghanistan Terms Bombing Mission As Purely Tactical
World News | Reuters | Friday April 14, 2017
The top US military commander in Afghanistan said on Friday his decision to deploy one of the largest conventional bombs used in combat was done in communication with officials in Washington and was a purely tactical decision.
Massive US Bomb In Afghanistan Killed 36 From ISIS, Say Local Officials
World News | Erin Cunningham, Sayed Salahuddin, The Washington Post | Friday April 14, 2017
As many as three dozen militants with the radical Islamic State group were killed when U.S. forces dropped a 22,000-pound bomb on their hideout in eastern Afghanistan, defense ministry officials said Friday.
36 ISIS Terrorists Killed After US Dropped Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb: Afghan Officials
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday April 14, 2017
The US military's largest non-nuclear bomb killed at least 36 terrorists as it decimated a deep tunnel complex of the ISIS group, Afghan officials said Friday, ruling out any civilian casualties.
Russia's Father Of All Bombs Is Mightier Than United States' Mother Of All Bombs
World News | Edited by Ipsita Sarkar | Friday April 14, 2017
The United States on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in a battlefield, Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb - MOAB (also known as the Mother of All Bombs based on the acronym).
'Mother Of All Bombs': 10 Things To Know About GBU-43, The Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb
World News | Edited by Ipsita Sarkar | Friday April 14, 2017
The United States on Thursday dropped the largest non-nuclear bomb, GBU-43, targeting an ISIS complex in Afghanistan. Also known as the 'Mother Of All Bombs', the bomb was dropped in a 'tunnel complex' of the Achin district of Nangarhar province, close to the border with Pakistan. This is the largest non-nuclear bomb ever used in the battlefield. T...
'Mother Of All Bombs': US Drops Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb On ISIS Caves In Afghanistan
World News | Edited By Bhanu Priya Vyas | Friday April 14, 2017
The United States dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, the largest non-nuclear bomb it has ever used in combat, in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday against a series of caves used by ISIS, the military said. Also 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, just days bef...
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