One of Plowshare's proponents was Edward Teller. Teller designed the bomb that was tested as Castle Bravo. Castle Bravo's yield was far above expected and was a

One of Plowshare's proponents was Edward Teller. Teller designed the bomb that was tested as Castle Bravo. Castle Bravo's yield was far above expected and was a fallout disaster that was known at the time[1]. Castle Bravo was in 1954. He began to push for for Plowshare in the late 50s. Here he is in 1965 advocating for it.[2] Read "The Firecracker Boys" if you are interested in a lot more detail.[3] [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo#High_levels_of_fallout https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo#High_levels_of_fa... [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa-IqOHDr_k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oa-IqOHDr_k [3] - https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Firecracker_Boys.html?id=0C59HAAACAAJ https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Firecracker_Boys.ht...