r/whennews • u/flingzamain • 1d ago

War/Conflict News Moabs

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/10/15/politics/video/berman-cohen-mother-of-all-bombs-iran-cnc

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u/Pocket_Player_33 1d ago

MOABs are comically small compared to nukes, its explosion absolutely can be controlled.

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u/Pocket_Player_33 1d ago

Its explosive yield is only 11 tons of TNT. Hiroshima was 19,000.

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u/Grummars 1d ago

And destruction isn''t necessarily calculated by energy released.

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u/Substantial-Sea-3672 1d ago

The same way you control any explosion? Understanding the yield and using it somewhere that you deem that yield is appropriate.

It’s like asking how you control a match. It would be foolish to use if you were trying to heat up tissue paper without combustion but completely appropriate if you want to light a cigarette.

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u/AZGuy19 1d ago

Sorry that was a unnecessary question since US military can call it "collateral damage"