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Turning point · The Cold War, 1945–1991

Armistice at Panmunjom

Map showing Armistice at Panmunjom — The Cold War, 1945–1991
TURNING POINT · THE COLD WAR, 1945–1991

27 Jul 1953 — After two years of talks and static slaughter, the war stops — no treaty, no peace, a 4-km-wide scar where it began. It is still there.

This is one scene of Chapter 4 — Korea: The Cold War Turns Hot in The Cold War, 1945–1991.

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