US Must Formally End Korean War to Avert Nuclear Catastrophe: Peace Group

A group of activists, scholars, and members of the public are convening in Washington with the hopes of bringing an end to the Korean War

A South Korean F-15K fighter releases two Joint Direct Attack Munition (JADAM) bombs into an island target in response to North Korea's intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) launch earlier in the day at an undisclosed location on Oct. 4, 2022. North Korea fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) over Japan in its first launch of an IRBM in eight months, according to South Korea’s military. South Korean Defense Ministry via Getty Images

A group of activists, scholars, and members of the public convened in Washington last week in hopes of bringing an end to the Korean War, which has been stuck in a perpetual ceasefire without a formal peace agreement for seven decades.

Gathered in a crowded classroom at George Washington University in Washington, academics, peace activists, and individuals whose families were torn apart by the conflict held a conference to mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice that paused—but didn’t end—the Korean War.