Sources that seem credible to me state that the MOAB weighs 23,600 lbs., 18,000 lbs. of which is explosives. It was first tested, twice, in 2003 at
Eglin AFB. The official meaning of MOAB is "massive ordinance air blast" owing to the fact that it is detonated in the air above a target, and the air compression does the damage.
It seems likely to me that the bomb got its nickname "Mother of All Bombs" around the time of its development and testing in 2003, long before Trump was president.
As to your assertion that these military adventures are all for show, I concur.
Correction: 21,600 lbs.
Sources that seem credible to me state that the MOAB weighs 23,600 lbs., 18,000 lbs. of which is explosives. It was first tested, twice, in 2003 at
Eglin AFB. The official meaning of MOAB is "massive ordinance air blast" owing to the fact that it is detonated in the air above a target, and the air compression does the damage.
It seems likely to me that the bomb got its nickname "Mother of All Bombs" around the time of its development and testing in 2003, long before Trump was president.
As to your assertion that these military adventures are all for show, I concur.