President Moon met with President Trump in Washington on September 24, and he raised the issues of the End of War Declaration and his plans to use North Korea for economic development. The ball is now clearly in the United States’ court. The utterly unsustainable war-any-moment atmosphere which Koreans endured during 2017 cannot be, must not be repeated.

Sukjoon Yoon is a retired South Korean navy captain and senior fellow of the Korea Institute for Military Affairs.

Image: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un provides guidance with Ri Hong Sop (2nd L) and Hong Sung Mu (R) on a nuclear weapons program in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang September 3, 2017. KCNA via REUTERS​