The original title of the report, before it was published in book form, was Nuclear Bombs: A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Nuclear Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940–1945.
在成书之前，报告一开始起名为《核弹：在美国政府的支持下为军事目的利用原子能的方法发展的总的报告，1940-1945》（Nuclear Bombs: A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Nuclear Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940–1945）。