The
Reason
Behind
Naming
Atomic
Bombs
after
American
States The
atomic
bombs
were
two
of
the
most
devastating
weapons
ever
created.
They
were
dropped
on
the
Japanese
cities
of
Hiroshima
and
Nagasaki
in
August
1945,
instantly
killing
over
200,000
people.
It
is
well
known
that
the
bombs
were
developed
and
used
by
the
United
States
during
World
War
II,
but
why
were
they
named
after
American
states? The
answer
lies
in
the
fact
that
the
bombs
were
developed
by
a
team
of
scientists
and
engineers
working
on
the
Manhattan
Project,
which
was
based
in
several
locations
across
the
United
States.
These
locations
were
referred
to
as
"sites,"
and
each
site
was
named
after
a
state.
For
example,
the
main
laboratory
was
located
in
Los
Alamos,
New
Mexico,
which
was
known
as
Site
Y.
Other
locations
included
Site
X
in
Oak
Ridge,
Tennessee,
and
Site
W
in
Hanford,
Washington. When
it
came
time
to
name
the
bombs,
the
scientists
decided
to
use
the
same
naming
convention
as
the
sites.
The
first
atomic
bomb
to
be
tested
was
named
Trinity,
after
the
test
site
in
New
Mexico.
The
second
bomb
was
named
Little
Boy,
after
the
code
name
given
to
the
uranium
gun-type
atomic
bomb
that
was
dropped
on
Hiroshima.
The
third
bomb,
which
was
never
used,
was
named
Fat
Man,
after
the
plutonium
implosion-type
bomb
that
was
dropped
on
Nagasaki. While
the
naming
convention
was
simply
practical,
it
had
unintended
consequences.
The
names
Trinity,
Little
Boy,
and
Fat
Man
humanized
and
simplified
the
bombs,
perhaps
making
them
easier
for
Americans
to
accept.
It
also
created
a
cultural
legacy
in
which
atomic
bombs
are
associated
with
American
states,
even
though
nuclear
weapons
have
been
developed
and
used
by
other
countries
since
then. In
conclusion,
the
atomic
bombs
were
named
after
American
states
because
the
sites
where
they
were
developed
were
named
after
states.
The
naming
convention
was
simple
and
practical,
but
it
had
an
unintended
cultural
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that
still
exists
today.