“The unification ministry earlier said it will consider expanding visits to the truce village if the virus situation improves. But authorities recently decided to halt further easing distancing rules as the country grapples with a rise in new infections amid concerns over the global spread of a new virus variant, omicron.” Source: Panmunjom tours resume […]

New ones+ those reopened after COVID closures…”The trails have been set up as part of an agreement between the two Koreas after an inter-Korean summit in September 2018.” http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2021/11/22/2021112200755.html

Officer may have lost his foot… Source: Stray mine possibly behind Sunday’s unidentified blast: JCS | Yonhap News Agency

Source: Veterans’ Voices: Frank Warren (part 2) | History | wacotrib.com

“’I thought maybe art could demilitarize the DMZ, maybe art could disarm, and artists could talk about more complicated issues,’ artistic director Yeon Shim Chung told Artnet News. The Unimaru was built in 2003 as a temporary inter-Korean customs office, where visitors would be screened before entering the demilitarized zone, known as the DMZ. (Only […]

“‘The envisioned AI solution will utilize a massive amount of data to accurately locate and determine types of land mines,’ a defense official said.” Source: New lab launched to apply AI tech for demining operations | Yonhap News Agency

RoK troops used them against Chinese communist forces. Source: Korean War soldier remains, soda bottle Molotov cocktails excavated along DMZ : National : News : The Hankyoreh

South Korean troops mauled Chinese attackers during this Iron Triangle battle during the Korean War. Source: S. Korea discovers more Korean War remains in DMZ | Yonhap News Agency

“In DMZ, the attritional design of the new Combat Results Table simulates the true nature of modern warfare. Units are typically two-sided formations that can incur casualties, accurately replicating the realities of combat and the high losses likely to be sustained by both sides during another Korean War. Winning a battle is thus a matter […]