The Korean War carried on until July 1953, when an armistice was signed. The conflict had ended in a virtual stalemate: The boundary between North and South Korea stood essentially where it had when the hostilities began. A “demilitarized zone” was established not far from the thirty-eighth parallel. According to the Pentagon, 33,651 Americans had died fighting in the war, as did 180,000 Chinese. An estimated 2.5 million Korean civilians lost their lives. Technically, the war is still not over. The armistice provided for “no final peaceful settlement.” The two Korean nations have been poised
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