GBU-43/B MOAB

It's the same story.

You know, Trump threatening the Mother of All Bombs, and this was, was in the news today that they're being, you know, they're being pres- presenting him the idea of doing the MOAB.

Um-

Yeah

He's gonna go all in to make sure he, he achieves regime change."

Uh, I think that in his mind, I, I believe, based on the conversations I had this morning, um, it does sound like if it were just Trump versus the Iranians, he would do a redux of the 12-day war finale, bomb all the sites with MOABs, which is not gonna do anything anyway, put on a big fireworks display, and then say, "I'm done.

I'm good." The problem is the Iranians are gonna have a vote in what comes after that, and they're, I don't think the Iranians are gonna let it go.

Mm.

It is estimated that US has only a low single-digit number of GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators left after using 14 of the 30,000-pound bombs against Iran's Fordow and Natanz nuclear facilities in June 2025.

Although the Pentagon has allocated $123 million to replenish stocks, replacements could take several years to arrive.

The report also estimates that approximately 10 GBU-43s, uh, massive, Massive Ordnance, or, uh, MOABs, commonly known as the Mother Of All Archos MOAB, GBU-43s remain, uh, in US inventory.

How many? Ten.

So this is one reason.

The second is the, a post-traumatic Hungarian experience that, as you said, Trump actually used all of his weapons, including the Mother of All Bombs, sending JD Vance to an election on a, on the election trail in Budapest only to find out that Orban was defeated in April.

Third thing is that there is, I would define it as a less proximity to, to say the least, between Netanyahu and Trump.

Many of Trump's entourage do not like Netanyahu, do not see him as a partner.

Heard about that.

Now there are reports today that you're considering using the Mother Of All Bombs maybe after the midterms, and I just wanna know what that means.

Well, the Mother Of All Bombs is not nuclear.

Okay.

Not tactical nuclear?

No, no, it's not nuclear at all.

This is just a extremely large bomb.

It's like a tiny nuclear bomb and, uh, but the Mother Of All Bombs is one big bomb, but it's not nuclear.

Uh, anyway, just proud older brother moment for me.

Uh, CBS News, the White House and Pentagon have prepared plans to use a massive ordinance air blast, MOAB, bomb to hit military sites in Iran if ordered by the president.

A Pentagon official telling CBS News, and I quote, "The Department of War plans for a wide range of operational scenarios to execute presidential and secretary level direction and to ensure mission success in any operational environment." Uh, the White House says we're not gonna comment on that kinda stuff.

Um, last week the president said the US would not attack Iran before the midterm elections.

So.

Hmm.

Did you ever see a MOAB?

No, I mean, I've seen videos of it.

This is gonna be the rest of his presidency, uh, to try to take care of this.

Should we be trying to do that? Is it worth it, is what I'm asking.

Well, I think it is, 'cause we have them, and the so-called MOABs are the-

Right

... what it act- I mean, Mother of All Bombs is the popular name.

And we can...

You know, clearly he's done that before, and we can do it again.

Now, he's been cautious about using the MOABs.

Yeah, it is, uh, stunning to me.

Wanted to talk about, and who knows if we'll actually use this, but I, I did notice the media, Erin Burnett the other night had an expert on talking about the Mother Of All Bombs, and they literally were rooting against this working in Iran, it, it was amazing, and calling it performative to get out the remnants.

Do you believe that the Iranians still have...

We know they have the desire.

Well, I think it is, 'cause we have them, and the so-called MOABs are the-

Right

... what it act- I mean, Mother Of All Bombs is the popular name.

It's actually the Massive Ordnance Air Blast, uh, munition.

Okay.

Uh, the president making statements yesterday saying that they are not gonna use nuclear weapons against the Iranians, but they are considering using the MOAB, the mother of all bombs, against their nuclear sites and energy infrastructure.

So speaking to Newsmax about the GBU-43B, that's that massive ordinance air blast bomb, or the MOAB, um, it's just another extremely large bo- It's, "This is just an extremely large bomb.

It's like a tiny nuclear bomb, but the mother of all bombs is one big bomb, but it's not nuclear." [laughs] That's a quote from the president.

"I wouldn't use nuclear.

Now to the war in Iran and President Trump's next option.

Sources say military and national security advisors have given the commander in chief a list detailing escalations for the fighting, and one option includes using the Mother of All Bombs, the largest non-nuclear weapon in the US arsenal, which can level nine city blocks.

Sources say the president has not made a decision, but Trump has said he will not strike Iran before next month's elections.

Despite today's warm weather, Cary is ready to break out the snowplows.