The tension between North and South Korea is well documented and terrifying. But do you know just how close war was in August 1976, over a tree?

It very much sounds like I am saying G-S-A... It is indeed J-S-A, I was just putting a twang on my J.... 

Enjoy some of my blunders. Trying to get a little more conversational with y'all! 

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Sources! 

JSA GOOGLE MAPS LINK!

Briefing Books | Korean Tree Incident.

Meeting Minutes - Washington Special Action Group, August 1976.

Korean axe murder incident | Wikipedia. (Don't tell anyone I used Wikipedia...)

The Deliminitzeration Zone | Time. 

Demilitarized Zone | History.com.

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Military Demarcation Line | Wikipedia.

DMZ | Korea Konsult.

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Axe-wielding murder at Panmunjom | UN Korean War Allies Association.

The Axe Murders of Two US Army Officers Almost Sparked a Second Korean War. | War History Online.

An Axe Murder Triggers a Standoff in Korea's DMZ, 1976 | Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training.

Bridge of No Return | Wikipedia.

Joint Security Area | Wikipedia.

Panmunjeom (Joint Security Area) | Visit Korea.

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Barrett, Mark Thomas | American War Memorials Oversees, Inc.

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WSAG Meeting on Korean Incident.

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DEFCON | Wikipedia.

DEFCON Levels | Military.com.