hiding the atom bomb project in plain sight Why They Called It the Manhattan Project By WILLIAM J. BROAD (Excerpt) By nature, code names and cover stories are meant to give no indication of the secrets concealed. “Magic” was the name for intelligence gleaned from Japanese ciphers in World War II, and “Overlord” stood for the Allied plan to invade Europe. Many people assume that the same holds true for the Manhattan Project, in which thousands of experts gathered in the mountains of New Mexico... read more
