Chemical and biological attacks are scary and will kill a lot of people but don't rise to the level of nuclear.
There is no gilding of setting sun or glamor of poetry to light up the ferocious and endless toil of the farmers' wives.
In contrast, Christianity, while acknowledging the presence of suffering, declares that life can be infinitely worth living and opens the way to eternal life in fellowship with God Who so loved the world that He gave Himself in Christ.