there are giant bombs like MOAB with the same explosive power of a small tactical nuke. Why don’t they just use the small nuke?

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there are giant bombs like MOAB with the same explosive power of a small tactical nuke. Why don’t they just use the small nuke?

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Answer 1

Because the side effects of using a nuclear weapon are pretty serious.

Pocket nuclear devices like the Davey Crockett do (and did) exist.

Unleashing one though irradiates the area leaving a small amount of nuclear fallout. Where-as a MOAB doesn’t. Sure it’s destructive, but there’s no radioactive contamination.

You also have to consider the political fallout. Unleashing a nuclear weapon of any size on a nation would have serious ramifications and would likely result in retaliation and escalation.

When it comes to nuclear weapons “The only winning move is not to play”