# White House prepared 'mother of all bombs' for Iran

> Sources say the White House prepared plans to use the GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb against Iran, though President Trump clarified it is not nuclear.
- Title: White House prepared 'mother of all bombs' for Iran · CBS News
- Summary: Sources say the White House prepared plans to use the GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb against Iran, though President Trump clarified it is not…
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## White House prepared bomb plans for Iran
Sources say the White House prepared plans to use the mother of all bombs against Iran. CBS News reports on the weapon and its potential deployment.
## The GBU-43 is not nuclear
President Trump clarified in an interview that the mother of all bombs is not a nuclear weapon. The GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast is a conventional bomb.
## CBS News reports on the weapon
CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports on the mother of all bombs and the White House plans to potentially use it against Iran.
## Key takeaway

Sources reported the White House prepared plans to deploy the GBU-43 Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb against Iran. President Trump said the weapon is not nuclear.