far back as desert storm in the movement of the father, if you will, of the mother of all bombs and there were a lot of things that went into this process. but one of them is the psychological effect of this kind of bomb. when a bomb like this drops, what it does is not only send the direct blast, it affects the people that are within what they call a circular area of probability. but there is also the effect of the blast that comes out from the center of that target area and the after-effects of that, the shock waves, all of that, not only have physical effects but also psychological effects. they are trying to convince the enemy, whoever the adversary is, that it is time to give up. that is why these bombs not only have the power that they have but it s also the type of bomb that is designed to really make it very difficult for forces to