South Korea now operates 25 nuclear reactors, which generate about a third of the country's power supply.
Still, the liberal leader expressed his hope that ties with Japan would improve, saying in the interview that "we should not block the advancement of Korea-Japan bilateral relations just because of this one issue". Moon, however, did not specify how to make up for the shortfall of energy supplies when existing power generators are turned off.
The government of South Korea will be working on a detailed roadmap for the energy transition, Moon has said, as cited by local media.
South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In this month urged the military to establish a system to efficiently deal with the North's drones.
The National Interest commemorated the B-1B exercise by reprinting a September article that christened the Lancer as "the supersonic killer North Korea should fear".
North Korea continues to test missiles at an unprecedented rate, while United States warships and aircraft have maintained a consistent presence in the region for months.
Until now, Japan, the United States and South Korea had agreed to shun dialogue with North Korea unless it demonstrated effective steps toward dismantling its nuclear ambitions. "Cheap production prices were considered the priority while the public's life and safety took a backseat", Moon said at a ceremony marking the shutdown of the country's oldest power plant, Kori 1, in Busan, home to South Korea's largest cluster of nuclear power plants.
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In reply, India were all out for 158 runs in 30.3 overs. "At this stage, the next Champions Trophy is still scheduled for India in 2021".
"This tragic death of Mr. Warmbier presents an opportunity to give the USA more leverage to strike a bargain and push North Korea", Lee said.
An Ohio coroner, abiding by family wishes, has performed an external examination instead of a full autopsy on the body of the USA student who was held prisoner in North Korea for 17 months and sent home in a coma, the agency said on Tuesday.
Kang Kyung-wha was appointed as South Korea's first female foreign minister on Sunday despite facing strong objections from the opposition parties.
He also vowed to cut South Korea's reliance on coal.
"He mentioned that it would be an honor to be able to meet Kim Jong-un", Moon told CBS.
Doctors had described Mr Warmbier's condition as a state of "unresponsive wakefulness" and said he suffered a "severe neurological injury" of unknown cause. He is one of those who deeply involved in the South Korean government's North Korea and USA policies during the previous Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun administrations.
Pyongyang has continued to test-fire missiles since Moon took office, despite his pledges to engage in dialog.
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