What Russia cannot capture, it is seeking to destroy

Amid fear Putin could resort to nuclear weapons, CBS News sees the extent to which Russia's leader is already punishing Ukrainian civilians for his military's losses.

• Oct 7, 2022

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan in its most provocative show of force in years as develops its nuclear weapons program. Elizabeth Palmer has more details.

• Oct 4, 2022
• 2:01

North Korea ups the ante with first missile test over Japan in years

The test of the suspected Hwasong-12 rocket set off warning alarms in northern Japan, and drew a quick military response from the U.S. and South Korea.

• Oct 4, 2022

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan

North Korea launched a ballistic missile over Japan, forcing Japan to issue evacuation notices and causing sirens to ring out across the northern part of the country on Tuesday morning. It is the 23rd missile North Korea has launched this year — and the first to pass over Japan since 2017.

• Oct 4, 2022
• 1:27

North Korea launches missile over Japan

North Korea's latest missile test forced Japan to warn its residents to take shelter early Tuesday morning. A missile flew over the island in what is being called a dramatic escalation by Pyongyang. Former CIA officer and FBI special agent Tracey Walder joins CBS News to discuss the move and the reaction from South Korea and the U.S.

• Oct 4, 2022
• 4:11

Video shows Russia moving items belonging to nuclear weapons unit

An analyst says the video shared online "is a very good example of Russian strategy" but not necessarily an imminent threat.

• Oct 4, 2022

Nuclear power plant boss freed after "illegal detention" by Russia

The U.N. nuclear watchdog welcomed the release of the chief of the embattled Zaporizhzhia plant several days after he was allegedly blindfolded and abducted.

• Oct 3, 2022

North Korea test fires missiles as Harris visits to reassure the South

Harris visited South Korea and assured the close ally that the U.S. commitment to its defense was "ironclad" in the face of Kim Jong Un's threats.

• Sep 29, 2022

North Korea fires missiles on eve of Kamala Harris trip to Seoul

Seoul says the provocations will only deepen North Korea's international isolation while pushing South Korea and the United States to strengthen their deterrence.

• Sep 28, 2022

CIA director: Putin's military has many problems, "manpower only one of them"

"It's not as if throwing people like cannon fodder toward the front" will solve Putin's military issues in Ukraine, CIA Director Bill Burns said.

• Sep 27, 2022

Putin's mobilization sparks opposition

The fighting in Ukraine has led to protests in Russia's streets after President Vladimir Putin's mobilization order. Some men are fleeing the country. Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country is not afraid of Russia. Debora Patta reports.

• Sep 26, 2022
• 2:17

Secretary of State Blinken on Putin and preventing nuclear war

The secretary of state told 60 Minutes the "Achilles' heel" of autocracies is that there usually isn't "anyone who has the capacity or the will to speak truth to power."

• Sep 25, 2022

As Russians flee call-up, Putin looks set to escalate his Ukraine war

Putin's mobilization of some reservists has sparked protests and a run for the border, but with "sham" votes in occupied regions, he may be creating a pretext for escalation.

• Sep 23, 2022

Putin announces partial military mobilization

In a rare address, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial military mobilization in Russia. He also threatened the use of nuclear weapons. This all comes as United Nations General Assembly meetings are underway. "Face the Nation" moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss.

• Sep 21, 2022
• 2:17

Gimme shelter: Rebirth of a Cold War relic

With the tide of war in Ukraine turning against Putin and Russia, worries about a nuclear attack have increased interest in a fixture of the Cold War: underground bunkers.

• Sep 18, 2022

Biden's warning to Vladimir Putin over Ukraine

Scott Pelley spoke with President Biden about Ukraine's recent battlefield success and the dangers it could bring as Russian President Vladimir Putin becomes embarrassed. Watch more of the interview on Sunday on "60 Minutes."

• Sep 16, 2022
• 1:14

Report: Nuclear docs found at Mar-a-Lago

The Washington Post is reporting documents with the highest confidential restrictions were found at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home, some of which included details on a foreign nation's military and nuclear capabilities. Catherine Herridge reports from Washington.

• Sep 7, 2022
• 1:31

U.S. and South Korea begin biggest military drills in years

The drills could draw an angry response from North Korea, which has dialed up its weapons testing activity to a record pace.

• Aug 22, 2022

Nuclear war would kill billions – just from starvation, study finds

Just the soot from a week-long nuclear war would cause a "global catastrophe," researchers said.

• Aug 16, 2022

Trump supports releasing FBI search warrant

Former President Donald Trump is encouraging the Justice Department to release the warrant related to the FBI's search of his Mar-a-Lago home on Monday. Attorney General Merrick Garland asked a judge Thursday to unseal that warrant. CBS News chief national affairs and justice correspondent Jeff Pegues has more.

• Aug 12, 2022
• 11:13

FBI reportedly sought nuke docs at Mar-a-Lago

FBI agents were reportedly looking for, among other things, documents relating to nuclear weapons when they searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate this week, though it's not yet clear if any such documents were recovered. Trump has called for the public release of documents related to the search. House lawmakers are set to vote on a landmark climate, health care and tax bill, and McDonald's says it's planning to reopen some of its 109 restaurants in Ukraine.

• Aug 12, 2022
• 1:00

Mayor: "Dire" situation in Mariupol

Ukrainian officials are trying to evacuate civilians who sought refuge in a Mariupol steel mill, which has come under continuous fire from Russian forces. The Mariupol's mayor said the situation is "dire" and people at the mill are running out of food, water and medicine. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has an update from Kyiv, Ukraine.

• Apr 30, 2022
• 3:46

U.S. and Iran hold indirect nuclear talks

The U.S. and Iran have begun negotiations through intermediaries on what it would take to revive a nuclear deal. Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with more on the indirect talks held Tuesday in Vienna.

• Apr 6, 2021
• 6:07

General Milley details calls with China

Testifying before members of Congress about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley also explained the circumstances surrounding his calls to his Chinese counterpart during the final months of the Trump administration. CBS News senior national security correspondent David Martin joins "Red and Blue" host and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe with the details.

• Sep 28, 2021
• 10:45

Blinken says Russia is using Ukraine nuclear plant as "equivalent of a human shield"

"We're deeply concerned about the fact that Russia has taken over nuclear facilities in Ukraine," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at the start of a U.N. conference.

• Aug 1, 2022

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