The tense situation on the Korean peninsula may be the world’s most urgent security challenge. VOA Correspondent Steve Herman visited one of the conflict's most recognized flashpoints: Panmunjom in the Korean demilitarized zone.
Tense Standoff Continues for 60th Year in Korean DMZ
![A North Korean soldier peering into South Korea in the Joint Security Area, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)](https://gdb.voanews.com/7C05C4F2-8D66-4EC0-96C4-2B3D5BEA8BEB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A North Korean soldier peering into South Korea in the Joint Security Area, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)
![Three South Korean soldiers looking into North Korea, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)](https://gdb.voanews.com/1669C782-AC59-4653-897C-1A37C243BA86_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Three South Korean soldiers looking into North Korea, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)
![A South Korea soldiers straddles his country and North Korea inside the T2 conference room, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)](https://gdb.voanews.com/28B7244B-6C78-4966-9557-08FAFF56A010_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A South Korea soldiers straddles his country and North Korea inside the T2 conference room, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)
![North Korea's Panmungak Building in the Joint Security Area, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)](https://gdb.voanews.com/05794272-CC3D-4779-9714-15F7223BE539_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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North Korea's Panmungak Building in the Joint Security Area, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)