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"...and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn w
by chrisgp 4y ago
"...and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation; neither shall they learn war anymore"
- bombcar 4y agoThe quite reminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Plowshare
- jbboehr 4y agoNot a coincidence: > The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) established the Plowshare Program in June 1957 to explore the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. The program took its name from the Bible (Isaiah 2:4), "they will beat their swords into plowshares." https://st.llnl.gov/news/look-back/plowshare-program https://st.llnl.gov/news/look-back/plowshare-program Strangely, Wikipedia makes no mention of the source of the name.