DMZ

South Korea Fires Warning Shots After North Korean Troops Attempt Illegal Border Crossing

"Our military issued warnings and fired warning shots, and the North Korean soldiers retreated," a South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff official told reporters.

Kamala Harris Headed to the DMZ After North Korean Missile Tests

Vice President Kamala Harris is finally going to the border, just not the U.S.-Mexico one. Per NBC News, the vice president will visit the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and...

Promise Kept: Biden Renews Landmine Ban

President Joe Biden announced on Tuesday that the United States would return to close adherence to the 1997 Ottawa Treaty, which prohibits “the use, stockpiling, production, and transfer of anti-personnel...

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Another Korean War Would Not End Well For Anyone

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Korean DMZ is almost certainly the most heavily armed place on Earth, and in the event of war, North Korea’s plan is to use...

Another Intra-Korean War Could Become the World’s Deadliest Conflict

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Korean DMZ is almost certainly the most heavily armed place on Earth, and in the event of war, North Korea’s plan is to use...

ROK Marines Provide Maneuverability In Any South-North Engagement With Kim Jong-Un

Here’s What You Need to Remember: North Korea’s development of nuclear weapons has changed the rules of war. No longer can U.S. and South Korean forces wear down their KPA counterparts...

North Korea’s Terrible Tanks are Just Death Traps on Wheels

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Pyongyang may have nuclear weapons, but its conventional forces are aging and outdated. Its tanks are in especially bad shape despite several attempted upgrades. For...

The DMZ Will Be No Man’s Land If There’s Another Korean War

Here’s What You Need to Remember: In any cross-border attack, the longer it takes for the KPA to win, the more likely it is the United States and South Korea will...

North Korea’s VX Stockpiles Are Worrying—and They’re Pointed at South Korea

VX is one of the deadliest nerve agents ever discovered, and North Korea may have significant stockpiles near the North-South DMZ. Behind the United States and Russia, North Korea is...

South Korea’s Marines are Geared Up for a Lethal Fight Against the North

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Under the mentorship of the U.S. Marine Corps, South Korea has maintained one of the largest marine forces in the world. As one USMC colonel...

In the Next Korean War, the DMZ Will Become a Total Death Trap

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Korean DMZ is almost certainly the most heavily armed place on Earth. In the event the unthinkable happens, the presence of three large armies...

A Battlefield Nightmare: Korea’s DMZ Is the Most Heavily Armed Place on Earth

Here’s What You Need to Know: In the event of war, the DMZ would become one of the deadliest battlegrounds ever conceived. The 2017 defection of a North Korean soldier across...