In November 1984, a very serious incident occurred at the Joint Security Area at Panmunjom along the Korean DMZ that resulted in a fullscale battle between US and South Korean troops on the one side and North Korean soldiers on the other.

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Primary Sources:
'A FortyMinute Korean War' by Col. Thomas Hanson, https://armyhistory.org/afortyminut...
DMZ Flashpoints: The 1984 JSA Shootout, https://www.rokdrop.net/2017/12/dmzf...

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