Until this century, the damage we could do to each other in war was limited. No weapon, we thought, could kill all our enemies. No war could last forever. But advancing technology has put into out hands weapons and means of fighting war which only the gods and heroes of legend have wielded. Like magicians we can alter the chemistries of life. The powers we have acquired continue to do harm even after our wars are over. Some of our weapons are so new and so potent that we don't even have the means to assess the damage they do. And yet we who create them are responsible for every effect they have. On the battlefield. At home. In years to come.
I don't know but it's been said, we'll rest for ever when we're dead.