Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb in world dropped on Afghanistan

Autonomous Cowherd

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-news/us-drops-largest-nonnuclear-bomb-on-afghanistan-21000lb-moab-used-for-first-time-35621197.html

This world is a crazy place. Do they even give a damn for the innocent people who happen to live in that area

Mulbert

Warning shot!

Autonomous Cowherd

1 mile blast radius. feels like nuclear bomb to people in area. ''Most fearsome explosive weapon'' in US armory. 300 million dollars.

Beyondgone

It's a fuel air blast bomb too - especially horrific for anyone in the blast radius. The zone hit is deoxygenated instantly and scorched by intensely high temperatures. Nasty weapon.

Harry Palmr

They dropped it in/over the mountains on ISIS caves.

Autonomous Cowherd

Beyondgone wrote: »

It's a fuel air blast bomb too - especially horrific for anyone in the blast radius. The zone hit is deoxygenated instantly and scorched by intensely high temperatures. Nasty weapon.

It's horrific.

DontThankMe

Merica is dropping bombs like they got an Osama Bin Laden turban on.

Glenster

Jesus!

I suppose the days of 'precision strikes' are gone...

Any word on the collateral damage yet?

Noddyholder

The US military has dropped the biggest non-nuclear bomb in its arsenal on an Islamic State group tunnel complex in Afghanistan, the Pentagon says.

The GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB), known as "the mother of all bombs", was first tested in 2003, but had not been used before in combat.

The Pentagon confirmed the weapon was dropped from a US aircraft in Nangarhar province.

It follows last week's death of a US special forces soldier in Afghanistan.

The 21,600lb (9,800kg) bomb was dropped in Achin district on Thursday evening local time, the Pentagon said.

Gen John Nicholson, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, said the jihadist group's "losses have mounted, they are using IEDs, bunkers and tunnels to thicken their defence.

"This is the right munition to reduce these obstacles and maintain the momentum of our offensive."

Autonomous Cowherd

Harry Palmr wrote: »

They dropped it in/over the mountains on ISIS caves.

Yes, that's right. I suppose that will deal with all the baddies. And damn all those civilians who happen to live near Achin district of the Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan.

Noddyholder

I would like to know the damage & casualties of this action.

PucaMama

One step closer to all out nuclear war. Bad times.

Autonomous Cowherd

Noddyholder wrote: »

I would like to know the damage & casualties of this action.

How likely is that to happen? Really how likely are the people who dropped this going to monitor civilian casualties.
Just really shocked.

lawred2

Beyondgone wrote: »

It's a fuel air blast bomb too - especially horrific for anyone in the blast radius. The zone hit is deoxygenated instantly and scorched by intensely high temperatures. Nasty weapon.

Are there nice bombs for those in the blast radius?

suicide_circus

Beyondgone

Noddyholder wrote: »

I would like to know the damage & casualties of this action.

The area struck will look like the surface of the moon. Basically. It is also designed to suck all the air out of tunnels/caves in the blast zone. If you're in a tunnel and the blast outside doesn't kill you, having your lungs sucked flat a split second later will.

Atlantic Dawn

Worse than cluster bombing a place.

TallGlass

Did someone say it cost 300 million dollars and weighs nearly 10,000kg.

What in the name of jaysis a bomb, sounds more like an asteroid hitting the place.

Noddyholder

PucaMama wrote: »

One step closer to all out nuclear war. Bad times.

You rekon ?

Actually its all happening out near the mad monk in N Korea .

Harry Palmr

TallGlass wrote: »

sounds more like an asteroid hitting the place.

Probably about right when the dust clears!

btw way folks there are no nice bombs.

PucaMama

Noddyholder wrote: »

PucaMama wrote: »

One step closer to all out nuclear war. Bad times.

You rekon ?

Actually its all happening out near the mad monk in N Korea .

I think it's a step closer now because how will he top this attack?? There is nothing left only nuclear. Why are people not more afraid.

Beyondgone

TallGlass wrote: »

Did someone say it cost 300 million dollars and weighs nearly 10,000kg.

What in the name of jaysis a bomb, sounds more like an asteroid hitting the place.

And designed by a woman too afaik.
No messing with her.

Edit - Yup - Nguyet Anh Duong

Autonomous Cowherd

Beyondgone wrote: »

And designed by a woman too afaik.
No messing with her.

That's bad . hate that the word ''mother'' is being associated with it too. All this gung ho talk.
I see that there are estimated 1000 - 5000 IS in Afghanistan....hardly merits a bomb like this surely. Something that will live on in ISIL lore, something that will recruit thousands.

DrumSteve

I'd say they were dying to use that.

If only to show NK what's up.

lawred2

Beyondgone wrote: »

And designed by a woman too afaik.
No messing with her.

Edit - Yup - Nguyet Anh Duong

Disgrace of a person

Lilmiss82

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Probably about right when the dust clears!

btw way folks there are no nice bombs.

Those cute little bath bombs I throw into my bath are quite nice!!

DrumSteve

lawred2 wrote: »

Disgrace of a person

Why?

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Noddyholder wrote: »

I would like to know the damage & casualties of this action.

There were probably no casualties.

mikeoneilly

TallGlass wrote: »

Did someone say it cost 300 million dollars and weighs nearly 10,000kg.

What in the name of jaysis a bomb, sounds more like an asteroid hitting the place.

It's about 30 ft long

I doubt it weighs that much

lawred2

DrumSteve wrote: »

Why?

It's simply not possible to disassociate oneself from the product of ones work especially when that product is the death of others.

Her talents bring nothing good to the world.

A Little Pony

Well done Trump, take the war to them.