63 Years of Korean Armistice: Part 2. Panmunjom, Joint Security Area

정전 63주년 특집: 총성이 멎은 후 63년... 판문점, JSA 공동경비구역
In July 1953, an armistice agreement was signed by the two Koreas, meaning the war that divided a nation is not over until a final peace agreement is inked.
More than six decades later, all we have instead is the most heavily militarized border in the world.
Moon Connyoung takes you inside Korea's DMZ and over the line into North Korea. Camp Bonifas. This is where the Republic of Korea and the United States JSA battalions jointly serve under the United Nations Command flag... face-to-face with North Korea.
The opening salvo in the Cold War, the Korean War, was fought from 1950 until 1953, when the the armistice ended open warfare, but the war has unofficially been on for more than six decades now.
Unlike threats from Iran or Syria's civil war, the Korean situation has been unresolved for 63 years - its most recognized flashpoint... is right here, Panmunjom.
"This is the joint security area along the Korean border. We're walking towards the line that divides the two Koreas, I have to actually walk this way because we can't shoot right or left we can only shoot forward, there's a lot of restrictions on cameras. Now this is the blue room, which is the focal point of the JSA and we'll be walking inside the room."
The focal point of the JSA: the UN Military Armistice Commission's conference room
T-2. It is here that a ceasefire was negotiated after the Korean War.
In fact, it's still used for negotiations.
"The microphones on the table are recording and monitored 24 hours a day. They also represent the military demarcation line which is further extended to my right and to my left, outside this building."
On July 27th, 1953... the Korean Armistice Agreement was signed... in practice ending the bloody three year Korean War... UNTIL a final peace agreement could be found.
No final peace deal has been achieved yet.
North Korean and South Korean soldiers stand here every single day and stare at each other... both sides constantly watching every move the other makes.
This border is armed to the teeth.
Amidst the mine fields is a bridge. North Korea is on the other side.
This was the site of the prisoner exchange that followed the armistice.
Once a prisoner crossed the bridge his fate was sealed forever... hence the name Bridge of No Return.
63 years after the ceasefire, here, the Korean DMZ remains the safest yet the most dangerous battlefield in the world.
Moon Connyoung, Arirang News, on the DMZ between South and North Korea.
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