massive ordnance air blast, but most people in the pentagon call it the mother of all bombs, america s largest non nuclear weapon, and today it was dropped on a tunnel network held by islamic state in afghanistan. no one knows how many militants were killed in the attack on nangarhar province, in the country s far east. our north america editor jon sopel has more. here is what the white house press secretary had to say about it earlier today. this is the gbu as, also known as a moab, a massive ordnance air blast, or as it is more commonly known, the mother of all bombs. and today, for the first time ever, it was used in combat, the largest non nuclear weapon ever deployed. the target so called islamic state in afghanistan. we targeted a system of tunnels and caves that isis fighters used to move around freely, making it easier for them to target us military advisers and afghan forces in the area. the united states takes the fight against isis very seriously, and in order to
reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. venezuelans queue for hours for bread. the sick can t get the medicines they need. violent crime is thriving in the chaos. caracas is now the world s most dangerous capital. hugo chavez s socialist revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. opposition to chavez s successor, nicolas maduro, is mobilising. the national assembly is at war with the government. venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. can anyone pull it back from the brink? foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the country s caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. this used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. now, the flow of people, money and jobs has dried up. many local businesses have closed down. more are likely to follow. the beaches have not lost their allure, but venezuela has. a broken economy, inflatio
its official name is the gbu iisb massive ordnance air blast, but most people in the pentagon call it the mother of all bombs america s largest non nuclear weapon. and today it was dropped on a tunnel network held by the so called islamic state group in afghanistan. no one knows how many militants were killed in the attack on nangahar province in the country s far east. our north america editor jon sopel has more. this is the gbu iis, also known as a moab, a massive ordnance air blast, or as it is more commonly known, the mother of all bombs. and today, for the first time ever, it was used in combat, the largest non nuclear weapon ever deployed. the target so called islamic state in afghanistan. we targeted a system of tunnels and caves that isis fighters used to move around freely, making it easier for them to target us military advisers and afghan forces in the area. the united states takes the fight against isis very seriously, and in order to defeat the group, we mu
its official name is the gbu iisb massive ordnance air blast, but most people in the pentagon call it the mother of all bombs america s largest non nuclear weapon. and today it was dropped on a tunnel network held by islamic state in afghanistan. no one knows how many militants were killed in the attack on nangarhar province in the country s far east. our north america editor jon sopel has more. this is the gbu iis, also known as a moab, a massive ordnance air blast, or as it is more commonly known, the mother of all bombs. and today, for the first time ever, it was used in combat, the largest non nuclear weapon ever deployed. the target so called islamic state in afghanistan. we targeted a system of tunnels and caves that isis fighters used to move around freely, making it easier for them to target us military advisers and afghan forces in the area. the united states takes the fight against isis very seriously, and in order to defeat the group, we must deny them operat
oil reserves in the world is in economic meltdown. venezuelans queue for hours for bread. the sick can t get the medicines they need. violent crime is thriving in the chaos. caracas is now the world s most dangerous capital. hugo chavez s socialist revolution has lost its charismatic leader, but not yet its grip on power. opposition to chavez s successor, nicolas maduro, is mobilising. the national assembly is at war with the government. venezuela is on the brink of a terrifying descent into darkness. can anyone pull it back from the brink? foreign journalists are rarely welcome in venezuela, so we charter a small plane to the country s caribbean island of margarita, where overseas visitors can still slip in with little fuss. this used to be a buzzing, prospering tourist town. now, the flow of people, money, and jobs has dried up. many local businesses have closed down. more are likely to follow. the beaches have not lost their allure, but venezuela has. a broken economy, inf