Korean War Effects

The Korean War tallied up to 2.5 million deaths both military and citizens. No one can deny that the Korean War was a large one that led to many lives lost on either side. But to this day both North and South haven’t signed a peace treaty instead they made an agreement to make the demilitarized zone to exchange prisoners. They are both technically at war with one another making 2017 the 67th year since the war started even though the fighting ended back in 1953. The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea hence the name. The war wasn’t just between the south and the north as the south was going to lose turning the whole country into one large country with the aid of Russia to pull this off. Russia aided the North in the training
Neither country will be the same after it the effects still prominent. The north has become a prominent military country with the largest amount of enlisted soldiers than any other country. This is because of their extremely strict laws making all eligible people enlisted no matter what meaning almost every single citizen being enlisted military personnel. The demilitarized zone was made In the 1950’s for the safe transportation of POW’s, the zone is still guarded 24/7 by both sides with soldiers standing 5 meters away from each other staring one another in the eyes for hours on end. North Korea has been made so closed off only one city is permitted to trade with foreigners nowhere else is
No one even won the war as it is still going on and the armistice treaty was repudiated in 2013 by North Korea meaning at any moment either side could kick start the war once again. North Korea has even threatened the south and the United States with nuclear bombs but hasn’t taken action. The Korean War was an extremely bloody war that consisted of over 6 million soldiers and over a million death that of which included civilians. Who knows what North Korea will attempt to do to the south only the future will tell if they sign a peace treaty or they will finish what they