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Report: U.S. Military Weighs ‘Mother of All Bombs’ for Potential Strikes on Iran

The U.S. military has developed plans for potential strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities and energy infrastructure that could include deploying the “Mother of All Bombs,” the largest non-nuclear bomb in the American arsenal, if President Donald Trump authorizes renewed attacks, according to a report Thursday. The post Report: U.S. Military Weighs…

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