Tag: mother of all bombs
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‘Mother of all bombs’: ‘Mother’ shouldn’t be used to describe bomb – pope
Pope Francis has criticized the naming of the U.S. military’s biggest non-nuclear explosive as “Mother of All Bombs”, saying the word “mother” should not be used in reference to any deadly weapon. The Pope said he was ashamed when he heard the name of the U.S. most destructive non- nuclear bomb, reports said. Pope Francis…
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[Video] U.S. unleashes ‘mother of all bombs’ for first time in Afghanistan
The United States dropped “the mother of all bombs,” the largest non-nuclear device it has ever unleashed in combat, on a network of caves and tunnels used by Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, the military said. President Donald Trump touted the bombing as evidence of a more muscular U.S. foreign policy since he…