U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration would not use nuclear weapons against Iran, following media reports that the Pentagon has developed strike plans that could involve the use of a powerful conventional bomb against the country.
Trump confirmed the U.S. military is considering the use of the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), also known as the “Mother of All Bombs.”
“The mother of all bombs is not nuclear,” the U.S. president told Newsmax during an interview at the White House when asked about the weapon. “No, it’s not nuclear at all. This is just an extremely large bomb. It’s like a tiny nuclear bomb. The mother of all bombs is one big bomb, but it’s not nuclear.” …