in April 2017 the United States military
used their most powerful non-nuclear
bomb against the Islamic state welcome
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at three things you need to know about
the April 13 2017 Moab strike in
Afghanistan before we begin we publish
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three what is a MOAB the GPU 43b massive
ordnance air blast bomb whose acronym
Moab means it’s commonly referred to as
mother of all bombs is the most powerful
non-nuclear bomb in the United States
arsenal it is capable of delivering an
explosive force equivalent to 11 tons of
TNT the weapon is dropped by a combat
variant of the c-130 Hercules aircraft
before being gps-guided to its target as
the name implies the weapon is designed
to detonate its ordinance in the air
above its targets creating a massive
blast radius that covers a wide area
it’s design is based on a weapon used in
the Vietnam War the daisy cutter that
was renowned for its psychological
impact on the enemy reportedly killing
36 militants the April 13 2017 non Johar
airstrike was the first time the Moab
was ever used in combat number two why
was the weapon used the target struck by
the weapon was a network of caves and
tunnels in the Nangarhar province of
Afghanistan general john nicholson
commander of US forces in afghanistan
stated that this was the right weapon
against the right target many see this
as an effort from the United States to
send a strong message both to Isis and
the world as well as an effort from
Trump to live up to campaign promises to
defeat Isis when asked about the
airstrike Trump stated we’re very proud
of our military and referred to it as
another successful event we are so proud
of our military and it was another
successful event while many was in and
outside the US government supported the
weapons strike some such as
Afghanistan’s former President Hamid
Karzai condemned the use of the weapon
number one what does this mean for the
future it’s become clear through the
actions of the US military that their
results to destroy Isis
and unwavering although a powerful
message the strike is in no way decisive
as Isis is still a powerful force
present in the Middle East and war
continues in Afghanistan however the
proverbial seal has been broken on the
use of the Moab meaning that in the
future the US military could be quicker
to come to the decision to use such a
powerful weapon while debate on the
weapons use rages on the United States
will definitely continue to be a strong
military force in the area do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from watchmojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
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used their most powerful non-nuclear
bomb against the Islamic state welcome
to watchmojo.com Stallman we’re looking
at three things you need to know about
the April 13 2017 Moab strike in
Afghanistan before we begin we publish
new videos every day so be sure to
subscribe for more great content number
three what is a MOAB the GPU 43b massive
ordnance air blast bomb whose acronym
Moab means it’s commonly referred to as
mother of all bombs is the most powerful
non-nuclear bomb in the United States
arsenal it is capable of delivering an
explosive force equivalent to 11 tons of
TNT the weapon is dropped by a combat
variant of the c-130 Hercules aircraft
before being gps-guided to its target as
the name implies the weapon is designed
to detonate its ordinance in the air
above its targets creating a massive
blast radius that covers a wide area
it’s design is based on a weapon used in
the Vietnam War the daisy cutter that
was renowned for its psychological
impact on the enemy reportedly killing
36 militants the April 13 2017 non Johar
airstrike was the first time the Moab
was ever used in combat number two why
was the weapon used the target struck by
the weapon was a network of caves and
tunnels in the Nangarhar province of
Afghanistan general john nicholson
commander of US forces in afghanistan
stated that this was the right weapon
against the right target many see this
as an effort from the United States to
send a strong message both to Isis and
the world as well as an effort from
Trump to live up to campaign promises to
defeat Isis when asked about the
airstrike Trump stated we’re very proud
of our military and referred to it as
another successful event we are so proud
of our military and it was another
successful event while many was in and
outside the US government supported the
weapons strike some such as
Afghanistan’s former President Hamid
Karzai condemned the use of the weapon
number one what does this mean for the
future it’s become clear through the
actions of the US military that their
results to destroy Isis
and unwavering although a powerful
message the strike is in no way decisive
as Isis is still a powerful force
present in the Middle East and war
continues in Afghanistan however the
proverbial seal has been broken on the
use of the Moab meaning that in the
future the US military could be quicker
to come to the decision to use such a
powerful weapon while debate on the
weapons use rages on the United States
will definitely continue to be a strong
military force in the area do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from watchmojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
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