South Koreas leader to prevent war at all costs as Kim Jong-un holds off on Guam missile attack plan

August 15, 2017 11:28

South Koreas President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday there will be no military action upon the Korean peninsula without Seouls consent and that the government would prevent war by all means.

Military action on the Korean peninsula can only be decided by South Korea and no one else can decide to take military action without the consent of South Korea, said Moon in televised comments.

The president was making an annual speech to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of the nations liberation from Japanese military rule that began in 1910 and ended in 1945.

The government, putting everything on the line, will block war by all means, Moon said.

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