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BORDERS ON THE VERGE
Conference Row, Panmunjom, South Korea. Joint Security Area along the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.
“We interrupt this broadcast with a special report. Please stand by for breaking news.”
“I’m Mike Slayden, WBS News. Significant developments coming in to the newsroom now as tensions between Russia and North Korea have escalated once again. In what would appear to be an act of war, Russia has fired a missile into the heart of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. We take you now to our Asia bureau chief correspondent, Tammy Cho, live from the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone. Tammy, what can you tell us?”
“That’s right, Mike. Not since the 1950s and the Korean War have tensions escalated to this level. Although we cannot yet indepen
