swords to plowshares
War becomes agriculture
Swords to plowshares describes converting military resources to peaceful purposes—the image of melting weapons into farming tools.
The phrase comes from the biblical prophets Isaiah and Micah, who envisioned a time when nations would no longer make war.
It appears in discussions of demilitarization and peace movements: The defense contractor pivoted to swords-to-plowshares manufacturing after the Cold War ended.
- peaceFreedom from disturbance
- peace treatyFormal end to hostilities
- nuclear disarmamentReducing atomic weapon stockpiles
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- transformationThorough change in form
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- nonviolencenonviolence, pacifism, harmlessness, nonviolent, peaceful
- IsaiahIsaiah, prophet, Immanuel, Emmanuel, suffering servant
- peacepeace, peaceful, peacefully, peace sign, peace symbol
swords to plowsharesmilitarization
Adapting for warfare purposes
rearmament · escalation · war footing · mobilization · weaponization
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Armed struggle between groups
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Progressive increase in intensity
warmongering · saber-rattling · militarism · arms race · war footing
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