MOAB



Mother of all bombs aka Father of all bombs (Foab), depending upon Country of origin. A large-yield conventional bomb, touted as the most powerful non-nuclear weapon ever designed.

It reportedly had a blast yield of 44 tons of TNT and a blast radius of 300 meters. Because of this, the bomb's blast and pressure wave have a similar effect to a small tactical nuclear weapon, though on a smaller scale. By detonating in mid-air, most damage is inflicted by a supersonic shockwave and extremely high temperatures. Thermobaric weapons differ from conventional explosive weapons in that they generate a longer, more sustained blast wave with greater temperatures. In doing so, they produce more damage over a larger area than a conventional weapon of similar mass.