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 monument in the DMZ marking the signing of the Armistice 1,000 meters to the north, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)](https://gdb.voanews.com/669D1C7D-7D8F-4AF6-B03D-3F53F825491D_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A monument in the DMZ marking the signing of the Armistice 1,000 meters to the north, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)
![Bridge of No Return across the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the DMZ where prisoners were exchanged at the end of the Korean War, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)](https://gdb.voanews.com/396C4D98-E2C6-40ED-BDCA-D9DCEDD3B9D2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Bridge of No Return across the Military Demarcation Line (MDL) in the DMZ where prisoners were exchanged at the end of the Korean War, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)
![Command Post 2 -- known as the loneliest observation post in the world, Korean DMZ, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)](https://gdb.voanews.com/50316D2A-7AC6-4524-8F24-B657838E7D43_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Command Post 2 -- known as the loneliest observation post in the world, Korean DMZ, April 17, 2013. (VOA/S. Herman)