Trump rules out using a nuclear bomb on Iran: Why that matters

United States President Donald Trump has for the first time explicitly ruled out the use of a nuclear weapon against Iran, but has not denied US media reports that his administration is considering deploying the US’s most lethal non-nuclear munition, nicknamed the “mother of all bombs” in the near future.In an interview published on Thursday by right-wing American news site Newsmax, Trump suggested he does not plan to use nuclear weapons, but also clarified that the devastating aerial weapon, the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast Bomb (MOAB – ‘mother of all bombs ) “is not nuclear”.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4At least two security officials killed near Iran’s critical Chabahar portlist 2 of 4Suspected Israeli online operations cause alarm in Iran and Lebanonlist 3 of 4What is the ‘Mother of All Bombs’ US could use in Iran?list 4 of 4US sanctions leave Iranians facing flight cancellations and soaring costsend of list“I wouldn’t use nuclear. We don’t have to. We’re the greatest nuclear power in the world,” he told Newsmax.The comments marked Trump’s first definitive statement on the nuclear topic following speculation about a possible atomic conflict earlier in th...