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cm0002@infosec.pubM to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 10 days ago

US considering using ‘Mother of All Bombs’ against Iran, sources say

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US considering using ‘Mother of All Bombs’ against Iran, sources say

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cm0002@infosec.pubM to United States | News & Politics@midwest.social · 10 days ago
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US considering using ‘Mother of All Bombs’ against Iran, sources say | CNN Politics
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The US military has developed new strike plans that include potentially using the so-called “mother of all bombs” to target Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites should President Donald Trump give the order to resume combat operations either before or after the midterm elections, according to multiple US officials familiar with the matter.
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  • Cellery@quokk.auBanned
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    Drop a MOAB, the next best thing to a nuke. See what happens to your economy.

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    This is not new ordinance. The GBU-43 was developed in 2002, and already used in Afghanistan.

    Your browser does not support playing HTML5 video. You can download the file instead. Here is a description of the content: MOAB strike video

    This feels like an intentional leak to generate buzz.

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    How about using that money to build houses for Americans instead?

  • expatriado@lemmy.world
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    how do you make more baby bombs tho?

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      clearly, they need to fuck more children.

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    Americans really dislike energy infrastructure so much?

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