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The scene along the heavily fortified Korean DMZ
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Photos: What life looks like for North Korea’s elite
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The Korean Demilitarized Zone was established to separate the two Koreas following the 1953 armistice in the Korean War. The Joint Security Area, overseen by the United Nations, is the only place where North and South Koreans stand face to face.
Oct. 26, 2017 North Korean soldiers, left, look at the South side at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarized zone, or DMZ, on the border between North Korea and South Korea. Jung Yeon-Je/AFP/Getty Images
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