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A North Korean guard uses binoculars as he stands in front of the PanmunGak building in the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas on September 25, 2013. Because the 1950-53 Korean War concluded with an armistice rather than a peace treaty, North and South Korea technically remain in a state of conflict. AFP PHOTO / KIM DOO-HO (Photo credit should read KIM DOO-HO/AFP/Getty Images)