On 70th Anniversary of Korean Truce, Congress Weighs Declaring the Conflict Over

On a day of memorials in the capitals of North and South Korea and the foreign countries that fought to guarantee their survival, debate rages over not just who won but whether the war has ended.

Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, file
A military parade to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army at Pyongyang, North Korea on February 8, 2023. Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, file

WASHINGTON — The 70th anniversary Thursday of the signing of the truce that ended the Korean War raises a puzzling question: is the war really over?

On a day of memorials in the capitals of North and South Korea and the foreign countries that fought to guarantee their survival, debate rages over not just who won but whether the war had ended. 

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