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North and south korea facing each other down across the 38th parallel, the dmz. my tour guide is a north korean lieutenant colonel. when you actually live here, does it feel tense? when you actually live here, does it feel tense? does it feel like youre on the brink of a war? >> translator: i think its not an exaggeration to say we are living at the brink of war given that we are constantly receiving threats of war. >> south korean and american soldiers down north korean soldiers and vice versa....

Dictatorship and democracy staring each other down. >> its a very, very big reminder of whats at stake on the korean peninsula. >> reporter: the first official talks in two years will be held in panmunjom, the so-called truce village straddling the 38th parallel, the tense dividing line between two neighbors still technically at war. delegations from both sides of the dmz will be sitting a stones throw away from the path a north koreian soldier took in november in a dramatic defection, shot five...

Down and discuss north koreas potential participation in the olympics in pyeongchang, people are looking at this as a promising sign. and these discussions are happening in a very historic place, a place described as one of the most tense and potentially dangerous flash points on earth. the korean demilitarized zone, a place where two worlds collide, dictatorship and democracy staring each other down. the first official talks in two years between north and south korea will be held in panmunjom, ...

These two countries are technically still at war. heres cnns will ripley. >> its a vivid reminder of whats at stake on the planes. >> reporter: the first official talks in two years between north and south korea will be held is in the so-called truce village. straddling the 38th parallel. the tense dividing line between two neighbors still technically at war. delegations from both sides of the dmz will be sitting a stones throw away from the path on north korean soldier took in november in a dra...

The korean demilitarized zone or dmz, a place unlike any other in the world. to understand the dmz, we need to go back to the end of world war ii. the soviets and americans divided korea just like they did germany. and the korean war set the two superpowers against each other with koreans caught in the middle. 3 million of them died. technically the war never ended. an armistice agreement left north and south korea facing each other down across the 38th parallel, the dmz. my tour guide is a nort...

Confidence. >> no its not a real estate deal. i mean north korea has close to a million troops north of the 38th parallel. they would swarm into sael in 24 hours. they would be massive casualties in south korea. its a significant program of the recent launch of an inch that can reach at least the western coast of the united states of america and probably further. but to threaten in that way were going to fix it this deal, no it doesnt -- it doesnt inspire confidence at all. particularly at the m...

What makes all of this even more surreal is where we are. the korean demilitarized zone or dmz, alace unlike any other in the world. to understand the dmz, we need to go back to the end of world war ii. the soviets and americans divided korea just like they did germany. and the korean war set the two superpowers against each other with koreans caught in the middle. 3 million of them died. technically the war never ended. an armistice agreement left north and south korea facing each other down ac...

U.s. did you see the american being annihilated by his own missile? im sensing a theme here. what makes all of this even more surreal is where we are. the korean demilitarized zone or dmz, a place unlike any other in the world. to understand the dmz, we need to go back to the end of world war ii. the soviets and americans divided korea just like they did germany. and the korean war set the two superpowers against each other with koreans caught in the middle. 3 million of them died. technically t...

Families, good morning and happy veterans day. my name is tom stevens, im the national president of the korean war veterans association of the united states of america. the croon korean war veterans association has the honor of hosting the veterans day commemorations here in washington d.c. often referred to as the forgotten war, the korean war began on june 25th, 1950 when some 75,000 soldiers from the north korean peoples army poured across the 38th parallel, the boundary of the soviet-backed ...

Replace the possibility of president trump visiting the demilitarize the zone along the 38th parallel. that concern all along has been that if he went to this highly mill tar rise the area and said something inflammatory off script, it could really turn an already bad situation here far worse. and so thats one question. the white house has indicated to cnn its unlikely but trump had left it open to speculation as to whether or not he will go to the dmz. i will say that secretary mal tis didnt sa...