American 'mother' is not as strong as the Russian 'father bomb'?

Russia owns a bomb that is four times more powerful than the US-led bomb-dropped US-led bombing unit GBU-43 on Wednesday.

GBU-43 (Massive Ordnance Air Blast - MOAB, also known as Mother of All Bombs) is the most powerful non-nuclear bomb ever used by the United States on the battlefield. .

However, this is not the most powerful bomb in the world, according to NDTV, because the Russian military is believed to own the "Father of the Bombs" (FOAB ) "four times stronger than MOAB."

In 2007, Russia tested FOAB - a type of heat bomb with a radius of about 300m (more than twice as much as MOAB, 137m, twice as high) and an explosive equivalent of nearly 44 tons of TNT. This deadly nuclear bomb exploded in mid-air, burning a mixture of fuel and air, destroying structures, causing major explosions that followed the aftershock. FOAB is so strong that the consequences it leaves are no different than nuclear weapons.

US MOAB bomb. Photo: NDTV.

The US MOAB bomb was previously considered the most powerful non-nuclear weapon. The device was first tested in March 2003, a few days before the US troops in Iraq. The US Air Force said that during the test, the bomb created a giant mushroom cloud that could be seen from a distance of 32 kilometers.

MOAB weighs 9,797 kg with integrated GPS guided missiles. Reports indicate that the MOAB is 6m long, which can penetrate the ground at a depth of 60m (or penetrate the 18m thick concrete) before exploding.

On April 13, the United States released MOAB GBU-43 to an IS facility in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border. According to the White House, the bomb targeted the network of tunnels and caves used to move the terrorists.

"The GBU-43 air strikes reduce the risk of US and Afghan forces conducting operations in the area while maximizing the destruction of fighters and IS infrastructure." US Central Command (CENTCOM) wrote on Twitter.