SOUNDBITES FROM THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE U.S. BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHRISTOPHER YEAW, AT THE U.N. DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND (FEBRUARY 23, 2026) (REUTERS - Access all)

1. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE U.S. BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHRISTOPHER YEAW, WALKING TO PODIUM

2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE U.S. BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHRISTOPHER YEAW, SAYING:

"At the time of New START's signing, China had only around 200 nuclear weapons. Now Beijing is on track to have the fissile material necessary for more than 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030. This threat is made worse by Russian assistance to China's CFR 600 reactors, whereby Russia is transferring highly enriched uranium fuel assemblies to the program that can produce the fissile material China needs to help expand its nuclear arsenal."

3. YEAW TALKING

4. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR THE U.S. BUREAU OF ARMS CONTROL AND NON-PROLIFERATION AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, CHRISTOPHER YEAW, SAYING:

"We could not accept an offer to maintain some of New START's central limits, asking the United States to confine itself to bilateral limits with Russia. Especially while Moscow helps boost Beijing's capacity to increase its arsenal size and thereby puts upward pressure on U.S. requirements, is the definition of a bad deal."

5. VARIOUS OF U.N. OFFICIALS LISTENING

6. VARIOUS EXTERIORS OF U.N. BUILDING