The US also had several plans for using nuclear explosions for non-military purposes: The project team wanted to blow a path for a railway line through Califo

The US also had several plans for using nuclear explosions for non-military purposes: The project team wanted to blow a path for a railway line through California’s Bristol Mountains; they wanted to use nukes to expand the Panama Canal; and they wanted to use underwater explosions to carve out a harbor in Alaska. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-us-once-wanted-to-use-nuclear-bombs-as-a-construction-tool-1957380/ http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/the-us-once-wanted-...