The tense situation on the Korean peninsula may be the world’s most urgent security challenge. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman visited one of the conflict's most recognized flashpoints: Panmunjom in the Korean demilitarized zone.
Tense Standoff Continues for 60th Year in Korean DMZ

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A North Korean soldier peering into South Korea in the Joint Security Area, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)

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Three South Korean soldiers looking into North Korea, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)

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A South Korea soldiers straddles his country and North Korea inside the T2 conference room, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)

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North Korea's Panmungak Building in the Joint Security Area, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)