on the world stage because the day after the strike general in this case -- nick nicholson came out and said it didn't influence his decision. but they picked up and ran that it was sending a message to north korea about u.s. military power when general nicholson was doing this on his own. >> what is the protocol for the use of this enormous bomb? fl z >> there is no set protocol for the use of that or any other. he did have this weapon in theater. he did have all the authority he needed. i would add that it was exactly the right weapon for this particular target. that said, in the past i think it would have been appropriate to float that up the chain of command just to make sure that everybody was aware, because it hadn't been used in afghanistan. there are sometimes geo