$16million, 8,100kg of explosives and a blast radius a mile-wide: Here's all you need to know about the 'Mother of all Bombs' US forces used the bomb in combat for the first time in Afghanistan today
At 1.35 times the power of TNT, H6 is one of the more powerful explosives used by the U.S. military. are high explosives. H6 is a widely used main blast charge filling for underwater weapons such as mines, depth charges, torpedoes and mine disposal charges. These are Trump's choices in AfghanistanDozens of US missiles pound Syrian airfield after gas attackLive: Daniel Andrews warns Victoria needs 'very low' cases before state reopensChadwick Boseman dies after private treatment of colon cancerNSW records 14 new cases as 12 hotel quarantine security guards are sackedPerth hotel shut down amid COVID-19 breach, patrons told to self-isolateVictoria's coronavirus strategy 'is working' as cases fall below 100 mark, 18 new deathsBallarat’s Yang-Cai family started reducing plastic waste – now they’ve got hundreds of solar panelsAnalysis: The Government's plan for a veto over university agreements may have been a Baldrick momentHurricane Laura victims may go weeks without power, deaths climb to 14I am a wife and partner still, but not as I have known it or could possibly want itAnalysis: Key voters are shifting towards the RNC's 'law and order' pitch – and it may not be because of TrumpVictoria's daily coronavirus cases have hit double digits.
The mission is part of the USA's largest moon to Mars exploration. [ H6 is an explosive combination of RDX (Cyclotrimethylene trinitramine), TNT, and aluminum. It targets softer targets, such as cave systems, as opposed to reinforced structures such as bunkers.Used on tunnels, the bomb could cause the entire system to collapse. However, the MOAB bomb's yield is comparable to the smallest of nuclear devices, such as the M-388 Davy Crockett. For a sense of scale, let’s compare the MOAB to the most destructive single weapon systems of the Second World War. A GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) bomb is one of the most powerful conventional weapons in existence. "If that's the outcome, that would be the silver lining to a very dark cloud we've just seen blowing up above the skies of Nangarhar," he said. Indigenous protesters blocked a major transamazonian highway to protest against the lack of governmental support during the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic and illegal deforestation in and around their territoriesLightning forks over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as a storm passes over OaklandBelarus opposition supporters gather near the Pushkinskaya metro station where Alexander Taraikovsky, a 34-year-old protester died on August 10, during their protest rally in central MinskAlphaTauri's driver Daniil Kvyat takes part in the second practice session at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo near Barcelona ahead of the Spanish F1 Grand PrixSoldiers of the Brazilian Armed Forces during a disinfection of the Christ The Redeemer statue at the Corcovado mountain prior to the opening of the touristic attraction in RioYoung elephant bulls tussle playfully on World Elephant Day at the Amboseli National Park in KenyaFrench Prime Minister Jean Castex is helped by a member of staff to put a protective suit on prior to his visit at the CHU hospital in MontpellierLocals harvest their potatoes as Mount Sinabung spews volcanic ash in Karo, North Sumatra province, IndonesiaDoves fly over the Peace Statue at Nagasaki Peace Park during the memorial ceremony held for the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombingAnti-government protesters try to remove concrete wall that installed by security forces to prevent protesters reaching the Parliament square, during a protest against the political elites and the government after this week's deadly explosion in BeirutA protester throws a stone towards Israeli forces in the village of Turmus Aya, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, following a march by Palestinians against the building of Israeli settlementsA woman yells as soldiers block a road for French President Emmanuel Macron's visit the Gemmayzeh neighborhood.
"Short of that -- an unwillingness to cooperate -- the goal is to have the capabilities of the coalition so clear and so obvious that there is an enormous disincentive for the Iraqi military to fight against the coalition. H6 is typically employed by the military for general purpose bombs, and is an explosive composition which is produced in Australia. The GBU-43/B is large, powerful and accurately delivered. The In 2007, the Russian military announced that they had tested a The MOAB is the most powerful conventional bomb ever used in combat as measured by the weight of its explosive material. 'Mother of all bombs': US drops biggest non-nuclear weapon ever usedStalemate, failure, or more troops? MOAB length is 30 feet, 1.75 inches (9.17 m), diameter is 40.5 inches (102.9 cm), weight is 22,600 lb., of which 18,700 lb. But as powerful as it is, the lethal blast radius for the MOAB is nowhere near the mile reported by some news media. For this type of phrasal word, see Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, with a third of Bangladesh already underwater from some of the heaviest rains in a decadeSecond Republican infantry guard regiment take part in the annual Bastille Day military ceremony on the Place de la Concorde in ParisA man walks his dog through thick sea foam blowing ashore during a storm in Seapoint, Cape Town, South AfricaSecurity forces on the outskirts of Amritsar take part in Van Mahotsav, an annual tree-planting festival in IndiaPeople covered with coloured powder enjoy music during the Holi festival in Minsk, BelarusA demonstrator during clashes following the funeral of 29-year-old Palestinian Ibrahim Abou Yacoub, who was killed by Israeli forces, in the village of Kifl Hares, south of the West Bank city of NablusThe MOAB was designed for "psychological operations," designed to create such a large blast it would scare Saddam Hussein's troops into surrendering to US forces. The area in Beirut suffered extensive damage from the explosion at the seaportDamage at the site of Tuesday's blast in Beirut's port area, LebanonA large explosion in the Lebanese capital Beirut. Grand Slam: The Allies’ MOAB The blast, which rattled entire buildings and broke glass, was felt in several parts of the cityA general view shows the new road bridge in Genoa, Italy ahead of its official inauguration, after it was rebuilt following its collapse on August 14, 2018 which killed 43 peopleEmpty stall spaces are seen hours before a citywide curfew is introduced in Melbourne, AustraliaPeople take part in a demonstration by the initiative "Querdenken-711" with the slogan "the end of the pandemic - the day of freedom" to protest against the current measurements to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Berlin, GermanyPilgrims circumambulating around the Kaaba, the holiest shrine in the Grand mosque in Mecca. It is the first U.S. weapon to use Russian-style lattice control surfaces (referred to as "Belotserkovskiy grid fins"), like those used on the R-400 Oka and Vympel R-77. It is guided by global positioning technology and uses a parachute to pull it out of the cargo door, so it can be dropped from a higher altitude and with higher accuracy than its predecessor, the BLU-82.