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No reason for article not to be consistent, but as a piece of trivia it seems it was originally called the "Peacemaker" before undergoing a name change[1]. Nov
by chucksmash 4y ago
No reason for article not to be consistent, but as a piece of trivia it seems it was originally called the "Peacemaker" before undergoing a name change[1].
November 1982 article[2]:
> In addition to the hard time the Reagan Administration had in finding a home for the MX missile, the Government also had a hard time finding a name for the new weapon.
> Until today, the experimental missile was to have been called "Peacemaker." But at the last minute, according to Administration officials, it was changed to "Peacekeeper."
> The officials said someone decided that "Peacemaker" was too close to "pacemaker."
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper#Deployment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper#Deployment
[2]: https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/23/us/peacemaker-loses-missile-name-game.html https://www.nytimes.com/1982/11/23/us/peacemaker-loses-missi...