raises the question of the u.s. moving forward an what results will with see from the blast. staggering is about u.s. resolve in afghanistan. thank you nick, so much for that. so exactly what is this mother of all bombs? they stand for massive ordinance air blast bomb, the biggest conventional meaning non-nuclear in u.s. arsenal, 30-feet wing along, 19,000 pounds of explosives, it is gps guided but so big it has to be dropped from a mc-130 cargo plane. it s intended for use against surface targets unlike the bunker penetrating bomb which is
thank you. so what exactly is the mother of all bombs it stands for massive ordinance air blast bomb. it is the biggest ever used in battle. 22,000 pounds, gps guided but so big it has to be dropped from an mc-130 cargo plane. it is intended for use against surface targets. u.s. intersection agencies were not the only one whose intercepted trump campaign
it deflated and landed about four hours later in montour county, pennsylvania, norad described its purpose, it enabled protection from a wide variety of threats to include manned and unmanned aircraft. cruise missiles and surface targets like swarming boats and tanks. the army tried to kill the multibillion-dollar program in 2010. the pentagon wanted to keep it. we re told the blimp s tail section separated and landed about a quarter of a mile from the rest. a military team is en route from be a aberdeen to help secure the blimp. norad is investigating what caused it to break free. adding that at no time did they consider shooting it down. jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you. tonight s republican candidate debate in colorado will be the first since dr. ben carson overtook donald trump if some iowa and national polling. it will also be the first, since jeb bush slashed campaign costs