History of the Koreas
Published On: Mar 11 2013 12:37:15 PM PDT
Updated On: Apr 02 2013 08:12:54 AM PDT
North Korea announced Tuesday it planned to restart a nuclear reactor it shut down five years ago, the latest announcement in weeks of ramped-up rhetoric that has South Korea and its allies watching the country closely. Take a look at the history of the two Koreas.
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Military action stopped with a 1953 armistice agreement, which established today’s border between North and South Korea just above the 38th parallel and established the 2-mile-wide demilitarized zone. Since this was an armistice instead of a peace agreement, the war never actually ended, but it has been paused for 60 years at this point. More than 2 million people died during the three years of fighting.
