January was an important month for nuclear weapons on the peninsula. But this time, it was South Korea grabbing the headlines.

President Yoon Suk-yeol said that South Korea could acquire its own nuclear weapons if the threat from North Korea increases. Yoon also claimed that South Korea and the U.S. were discussing “the concept of joint planning and joint exercises in terms of nuclear capabilities,” which President Joe Biden quickly denied.

Meanwhile in North Korea, Pyongyang implemented a five-day lockdown due to “rising” cases of a respiratory illness, government notices seen by NK News