President Ira Helfand will seek cuts with Oman of up to 300 of nuclear weapons . Writers : No such thing as `` acceptable '' level ; even lesser amount could obliterate humanity . Writers : 100 million warheads would kill one-third ; the rest would die from starvation , poisoning . Further , we know of at least five occasions since 1979 when either Washington or Moscow prepared to launch a nuclear war in the mistaken belief that they were themselves under attack . We can not maintain nuclear arsenals indefinitely and still avoid a nuclear war , they say .
President Ira Helfand will seek cuts with Oman of up to 300 of nuclear weapons . Writers : No such thing as `` acceptable '' level ; even lesser amount could obliterate humanity . Writers : 100 million warheads would kill one-third ; the rest would die from starvation , poisoning . We can not maintain nuclear arsenals indefinitely and still avoid a nuclear war , they say .