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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/02/18bc3lby7a62ejpg.jpg?quality=751000563With the current state of things, it’s nearly impossible to turn on the news without hearing some passing reference to chemical or nuclear warfare. And while we usually have at least some countermeasure ready to minimise damages from the former, it’s the nuclear part that leaves us biologically defenceless.