While incredibly destructive, the MOAB, hailed as America’s most powerful non-nuclear weapon, doesn’t hold a candle to the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

In 2007, Russia announced that it developed a thermobaric bomb known as FOAB – the father of all bombs – which is claimed to be four times larger than the MOAB.

The bomb, in its first combat use, was dropped on an ISIS tunnel complex in Nangahar province. MOAB is designed for such a situation—it explodes in the air, which creates air pressure that can ...

The bomb’s technical name is GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb. It became known in military circles as the “mother of all bombs” because of its size and power.

The Massive Ordnance Air Burst Bomb (MOAB), known more colloquially as the “mother of all bombs” is the most powerful conventional bomb in the U.S. arsenal.

This 22,000-pound bomb packs a major punch — and some want to look at photos of the mother of all bombs to see what their country just dropped in Afghanistan.

With Thursday’s deployment of the GBU-43/B MOAB, it’s clear that the United States is interested in using the bomb as more than just a deterrent.

The bomb is one of the largest in the U.S. arsenal. — -- The U.S. military on Thursday dropped an MOAB, an approximately 22,000-pound bomb nicknamed the "mother of all bombs," on ISIS forces ...

The US's Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb does not cost $314 million, or $16 million, but $170,000 a unit.

The military has dropped the ’mother of all bombs’ for the first time, but what is the MOAB? And will it be dropped again?

In 2007, Russia announced that it developed a thermobaric bomb known as FOAB – the father of all bombs – which is claimed to be four times larger than the MOAB.

Here’s what we know about the MOAB. It’s huge The bomb is 30 feet long, weighs 21,600 pounds and is packed with 18,000 pounds of explosives. It’s also around 40% more powerful than its ...