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Not 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

Strangely, Wikipedia makes no mention of the source of the name.



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