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/^t/Last, but not least, technology has always been and still is seriously abused. New scientific discoveries are immediately applied to the production of more and more sophisticated weapons. Practically every branch of science has various applications in the armaments industry. Consequently, nowadays, people have at their disposal not only so called conventional weapons but also chemical weapons, biological weapons, and nuclear weapons. Scientists constantly look for new inventions for the good of our civilization. But hardly ever do they think how their discoveries may be misused in the future. Maria Curie, for example, could have known that her discovery of radioactivity would consequently lead to the construction of nuclear weapons. Our century has experienced the murderous effect of modern weapons. Both World Wars proved how disastrous technology may be. Perhaps the most warning event was the annihilation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It made people realize that our world can be easily blown up at the press of a button.