Trinity (nuclear test) In 2015, this decision was reversed, and two events were scheduled, in April and October. The base commander, Brigadier General Timothy R. Coffin, explained that: Trinity (nuclear test) Trinity was the code name of the first detonation of a nuclear weapon. It was conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was conducted in the Jornada del Muerto desert about 35 miles (56 km) southeast of Socorro, New Mexico, on what was then the USAAF Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, now part of White Sands Missile Range.
Code name Geronimo controversy Laden as an individual and "Geronimo" as the code word for bin Laden's capture or death. In the book "No Easy Day", former SEAL Matt Bissonnette, who participated in the mission, states that "Geronimo" was the code name for bin Laden. The historical Geronimo was a leader of the Chiricahua Apache who defied the U.S. government and eluded capture. "Channel 4 News" said "According to some analysis today, the U.S. military chose the code name because bin Laden, like Geronimo, had evaded capture for years. If they were trying to avoid mythmaking, it seems they chose the wrong code name."