How the Korean DMZ Works

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Writing by Sam Denby and Tristan Purdy
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@freyjathehealer5559 2 ай бұрын

9:23 I was not ready for “Dream Making Zone”

@2782Jack 2 ай бұрын

me neither, imagine going to kindergarten next to a warzone

@durdleduc8520 2 ай бұрын

the contrast is absolutely uncanny. as an american i cannot ever imagine being south korean and still holding onto that hope through all of this.

@eric7985 2 ай бұрын

it made me cry, yeah.

@Cactusgamer303 2 ай бұрын

I mean most don't really think it's gonna happen@@durdleduc8520

@hamza-chaudhry 2 ай бұрын

That made me laugh at loud

@knpark2025 2 ай бұрын

5:29 Fun fact: Tourists and visitors who enter those blue conference halls are free to cross the halfway point indoors, just like how the video shows. When this happens, assuming that visitors entered the room from the south, The door on the north end of the hall will be locked and South Korean military police will stand guard in front of the said door from indoors (In the video you can see this in action: one MP is standing at the far side of the wall facing towards the crowd). At this state the whole demarcation line inside this one building is functionally shifted northwards up to the north wall. Therefore this single hall's "northern" half acts as South Korea's de facto salient to the north on the demarcation line, until the visitors leave the room, South Korean MP escorts return to their posts, and the north door is unlocked. If visitors were coming from the north, the reverse will happen, and the same hall becomes North Korea's de facto salient to the south. This is sometimes used in Korean TV shows or KZfaq videos for a "I am technically in North Korea" scene.

@WoWFREAK1336 2 ай бұрын

What about if parties from both sides want to meet in the conference room? Whose MP guard whose doors?

@thatdude1435 2 ай бұрын

@@WoWFREAK1336thats instant war, probably ;)

@UseroneGaming 2 ай бұрын

What if a bunch of tourists distract the guard while someone hides inside and waits for tourists from the other side.

@rsac43 2 ай бұрын

Could you explain how it's used in kdramas? I'm curious

@SpektrikMusic 2 ай бұрын

Too bad that area is closed to tourists now because of the US soldier last year

@that_one_doggo8391 2 ай бұрын

"worlds most heavily fortified wildlife sanctuary" lmao

@cmdraftbrn 2 ай бұрын

godzilla wont be able to fart without both sides taking offence.

@Adelink_lol 2 ай бұрын

I say we keep it a wildlife sanctuary after reunification

@Frog_Wizard801 2 ай бұрын

@@Adelink_lolI like this idea

@Matt-xc6sp 2 ай бұрын

That’s just some HAI leaking in

@knpark2025 2 ай бұрын

@@Adelink_lol It is a thing here. Like, legit. It's too densly mined to develop anything right away, and it's the only place that had little to no human development for the better part of a century. So, if and when the Korean Peninsula is unified, why not just keep it as a nature preserve / national park while people can decide how to remove all those fortifications for decades? It's just like Zone Rouge but with more trees and mountains.

@akirachisaka9997 Ай бұрын

I do remember as a kid, I was really confused why the “Demilitarized Zone” is like one of the most militarized place possible on earth lol

@yonggeun4222 10 күн бұрын

can koreas bloody reunify? who does this to their own country? koreas freakin weird bro

@inthendwealldie 7 сағат бұрын

⁠⁠@@yonggeun4222When it comes to Korean reunification I think the Koreans can only reunify if say, the North Koreans successfully invaded South Korea, and reunify by force, conquering the whole Southern part, taking out all the opposition in their way, all the way down like what North Vietnam did to South Vietnam, they conquered and reunified by force So if South Korea fell, I would think there would probably be like… millions or tens of mil of boat / plane SKor refugees in diaspora, escaping to America, all the airplanes and boats filled up heading towards America because now… the communist North Korean soldiers are coming in the hundreds of thousands or millions, and the North soldiers might go wild on all South civilians, throwing all soldiers and generals, leaders in North Korean gulag reeducation camps, or taking them out, stuff like that, etc. China likes that North buffer zone, so IMO North Korea is pretty much untouchable, even if their whole military are fossils, antique, outdated because they have high millions of personnel, maybe 10 million, heavily militarized society, which requires ground personnel to clear out, and I believe they have super tunnels like they gave training and building advice to the T group in South Lebanon, so the North Korean tunnels must be sophisticated Also if North K gets pushed hard by S and the Americans, then China will most likely step in… ooof, massive man waves of North and Chinese soldiers… so unless the South Koreans and Americans are willing to lose possibly million(s) or high hundreds thousands of military personnel, then they might reunify the North if they can bear the heavy casualties, but even then, maybe both North Korea and China will send the ICBMs flying… so it is futile for the North to reunifying by force, and as long as the Kim family is around, in power, treated like living Gods in the North, then nothing will happen

@wyomingptt 2 ай бұрын

You left out the best part of the tree incident, where the US sent like a battalion of soldiers and helicopters to escort the tree cutters, and suddenly NK wasn't so worried about it lol.

@Boomkokogamez 2 ай бұрын

Plus B-52s flying high. Quite spectacular.

@Kishanth.J 2 ай бұрын

Plus a carrier battle group.

@Dankleberrrrg 2 ай бұрын

Operation Paul Bunyun, the time where the US was ready to bring down the wrath of god so they could prune a tree.

@GyroCannon 2 ай бұрын

@@Dankleberrrrg Not prune - chop it the fuck down, because no one wants a repeat of what happened.

@supa3ek 2 ай бұрын

kinda pussie to make sure you outnumber people before you are willing to fight !!!!!

@mully006 2 ай бұрын

Looking forward to Jet Lag: Hide and Seek in the DMZ

@joaogabriel.mesquita 2 ай бұрын

Whoever spends more time without getting killed wins

@jonathangreenlee9805 2 ай бұрын

Top Tier Snack Zone episodes though

@MichaelJonesC-4-7 2 ай бұрын

Imagine spending 15 months on the DMZ (and celebrating your 18th birthday) as an 11 Delta Recon Scout for the 7th US Cavalry as a "sneak and peek", the "eyes and ears" of the "tip of the spear" for the 2nd Infantry Division. _It's a wholly other experience!_ ; )

@CalmCritical Ай бұрын

Adam to win last second 😅

@CorySticha Ай бұрын

@@jonathangreenlee9805 "For our Snack Zone, we have the spaghetti and meatballs MRE."

@travisolander4749 2 ай бұрын

Ok (5:00), we need to talk about Operation Paul Bunyan: Also known as the "Korean axe murder incident," the deaths of the two American soldiers at the hands of the North Koreans sparked an overwhelming show of force by U.S. Forces. The entire contingent of the American armed forces in South Korea moved to DEFCON 3. A convoy of 23 American and South Korean armored vehicles drove into the area where the tree was to be cut down. They were accompanied by two 30-man infantry platoons, and a 64-man force of South Korean special forces. Several of the Commandos were armed with M79 grenade launchers, and had strapped Claymore mines to their chests with the firing mechanisms held in their hands, while shouting at the North Koreans to "come get them". Also involved were 27 Army helicopters, including seven Cobra attack helicopters, a B-52 bomber circling overhead, F-4 Phantoms, F-5, and F86 fighters, additional F-111 bombers, and an entire aircraft carrier taskforce (the USS Midway) stationed offshore, ready to provide naval gunfire and additional support. According to personnel listening in on the North Koreans' radio chatter, the sight of such an overwhelming force "blew their fucking minds." Needless to say, the tree was, indeed, cut down.

@QemeH 2 ай бұрын

The US is the country to return to the moon in 2026 just because China finally got there in 2025 and took down their original flag. For no other reason than to say "f*ck you, too"...

@adamdickinson2894 2 ай бұрын

Still sounds like North Korea 2-0 USA to me

@mrdwets8952 2 ай бұрын

@@adamdickinson2894 Can you tell me how there was only 2 skirmishes that are included into your count? What happened to the war itself and the other skirmishes that caused death to both sides? If you want to make a meme or provoke people, youll need to do a lot better than this.

@adamdickinson2894 2 ай бұрын

@@mrdwets8952 can you tell me how you can't comprehend that my count was limited to covering one specific incident and the directly related response mentioned in the original comment?

@user-ns2dt3le1e 2 ай бұрын

@@adamdickinson2894 how is it 2-0 if the incident gave a clear warning to NK to not mess with USA? To this day they know not to mess with USA

@allyip5777 2 ай бұрын

You left out the fact that in the tree-axe incident, both US soldiers were armed with pistols but they refrained from using their firearms for self defense because of the Rule of Engagement at the time (which has been changed since). These soldiers stayed obedient to the rules till the very end. They deserve our respect.

@supa3ek 2 ай бұрын

Im sure the north koreans had gun as well though so your point is mute

@allyip5777 2 ай бұрын

@@supa3ek please allow me to clarify: those North Korean did not draw their firearms and so according to the Rule of Engagement (ROE) at the time we couldn’t draw fire on them. The ROE stated that we could only use “equal forces” against the opponent. So as long as the NK didn’t draw firearms we couldn’t. I served just south of the DMZ for four years.

@krissp8712 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Ally, good addition to the video.

@zoidberg1201 2 ай бұрын

@@supa3ek I believe you mean 'moot' not 'mute'.

@AllenLantz 2 ай бұрын

@@zoidberg1201 he's just another idiot pretending to be smart lol

@piganagun9069 2 ай бұрын

11:28, guy busting some moves on the top right of the ship

@gregoryturk1275 2 ай бұрын

Yes

@cpucat 25 күн бұрын

The pootis on 2fort:

@funkygab9118 2 ай бұрын

I'm fan of Wendover and Real Engineering. I have nebula subscription. Some videos in nebula don't contain closed captions. It will be better for me to have cc on videos.

@watema3381 Ай бұрын

You should open a ticket (complain) to Nebula to add captions for all shows

@intoxicated6745 22 күн бұрын

@mkw5398brokie

@KMP 2 ай бұрын

My Friends are on duty at DMZ... cold weather, random land mines, wild animals, mosquitos make their life hard

@daverapp 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like a real life example of a ttrpg random encounter table

@roymarshall_ 2 ай бұрын

Do people guarding the DMZ actually have to worry about land mines? The mines are inside the zone right? If you're on the line I don't think mines are an issue.

@KMP 2 ай бұрын

@@roymarshall_ One of patrol duty is installing and checking communitcation cables, in those cases you need to go across unmarked land mine areas, and also M14 land mines in the DMZ can move around with the minimal push of wind or flowing rain water

@rundown132 2 ай бұрын

Do the animals trigger the mines?

@KMP 2 ай бұрын

@@rundown132 Very often One second you hear Nature, the next second silence.... An animal has stepped on A M16 landmine killing all creature within 50m radius

@GenkiGanbare 2 ай бұрын

The elderly family reuniting was heart-wrenching. Every militarized land border around the world is separating a family.

@filonin2 2 ай бұрын

Maybe even more than one.

@micropocari1604 Ай бұрын

my 80+ year old grandpa is one of them. It breaks my heart and makes me cling on to hope that one day he'll meet his brother before he passes.

@rupertparko 2 ай бұрын

As someone who served on U-do island as a ROK Navy sailor in 2019, I can say that maritime tensions may seem like to make only a fraction of all conflicts if you look at the official reports. But that is simply not the case. At least on the land you have fences and mine fields that keep the two Koreas separated. On the sea, however, there are no physical lines. The NLL only exists on the maps. Therefore, the NLL is much more vulnerable to provocations. And like the video pointed out, the two Koreas are trying to enforce two different "lines" on the sea, unlike on the land. In fact, there are numerous incidents that occur along/across the NLL ranging from fishing boats that lost power drifting across the NLL to warning shots being fired by warships for whatever reason. On top of that, many people choose the sea as their way to get across to the other Korea. Add to this Chinese fishing boats that have "figured out" the NLL and fish right on the line to avoid eviction from either side and all the false alarms, you can say that it is NEVER a slow day over there. There are so many "close-calls" that happen almost on daily basis along the NLL that remain unreported to the rest of the world.

@lizardpeople 2 ай бұрын

Does the US Navy have boats in that area or do they stay away because of possible conflict

@rupertparko 2 ай бұрын

@@lizardpeople The US Navy has it's warships deployed in Japan and only have some personnel present in Korea, but I don't think they are avoiding conflict necessarily. They do send aircraft carrier task force temporarily to the Korean peninsula when tensions arise.

@cyberherbalist 2 ай бұрын

Around 1977 I served in the US Army infantry at Ft. Lewis, WA, and in my unit was a soldier who had served on the DMZ. He was an "Imjin Scout," who served in the 2nd Battalion 9th infantry regiment. His unit regularly patrolled the South Korean side of the DMZ, and as we were all waiting to talk to someone at our battalion headquarters he told me and another soldier about an experience he had had on patrol. They discovered a 12-man NKA patrol within the South Korea zone, upon reporting this via radio, they were instructed to ambush the North Korean soldiers. Accordingly, they set up and executed the ambush, killing all 12 of them. The bodies were recovered and later delivered back to the North Korean Army at wherever they did this kind of thing. He told us that it didn't happen often that they discovered NK troops on the "wrong" side, but it happened occasionally. Apparently these instances were not precisely secret, but weren't publicized. Scary stuff.

@MichaelJonesC-4-7 2 ай бұрын

If we were ever involved in a firefight with the North and none of our troops were wounded or killed, it never happened. Camp Garry Owen. '74/'75 Yongjugol, ROK DMZ

@hehe6969 2 ай бұрын

USA biggest warmongers only been at peace for 16 years of their 300+ year existence. Turning brother against brother.

@marccrotty8447 2 ай бұрын

@@MichaelJonesC-4-7Agree. I think the "killing all 12" is made up. Also, there would have been prisoners. During 1980 - 81, I patrolled in DMZ around Panumjom. The North Korean soldiers sent to infiltrate were highly trained special forces. They quickly got in and out. They were not bumbling guys that got lost. Note: There is actually a "border" between North and South inside the DMZ. A single wire fence about 1M high has small yellow metal signs about every 100M. These read "Military Demarcation Line." The fence has fallen down in many places. Surprised that this was not mentioned in video.

@marccrotty8447 2 ай бұрын

@MichaelJonesC-4-7 Agree. I think the "killing all 12" is made up. Also, there would have been prisoners. During 1980 - 81, I patrolled in DMZ around Panumjom. The North Korean soldiers sent to infiltrate were highly trained special forces. They quickly got in and out. They were not bumbling guys that got lost. Note: There is actually a "border" between North and South inside the DMZ. A single wire fence about 1M high has small yellow metal signs about every 100M. These read "Military Demarcation Line." The fence has fallen down in many places. Surprised that this was not mentioned in video.

@28ebdh3udnav 2 ай бұрын

I heard of something similar where supposedly some south Korean special Forces would carry out raids into the north and would say if they did or didn't lose anyone along the way. It hasn't been made public

@VercenGetorix525 2 ай бұрын

Wow... very interesting take at the end. Great video as always Sam

@spudgun1978 2 ай бұрын

You missed the chance to talk about Operation Paul Bunyan, a massive show of force after the DMZ axe murder.

@goldiegolderman1842 2 ай бұрын

He's a superficial leftist propagandist. What do you expect?

@supa3ek 2 ай бұрын

Its like turning up with your big brother AFTER you lost the fight

@therealspeedwagon1451 2 ай бұрын

I’m sure North Korea loves to perform their military exercises just outside of the DMZ for that reason. Military exercises are often a show of force after all. Zapat 81 was one such military exercise that was heavily publicized and used as a show of force for both the western world and for Warsaw Pact members; showing that any act of disobedience will lead to Soviet troops knocking on their door.

@MichaelJonesC-4-7 2 ай бұрын

@@supa3ek Mommy!!

@PrograError 2 ай бұрын

@@MichaelJonesC-4-7 somehow that reminds me of the Laughs for Gags end title

@MrMuel1205 2 ай бұрын

14:40 Small correction: Korea was America's fifth deadliest war. Also "deadliest by total casualties" doesn't really make sense, since casualties include wounded. Korea could jump to fourth place if we're only talking at the time of its conclusion - Vietnam would later surpass it. You could also say America's fourth deadliest foreign war, thus excluding the US Civil War. Otherwise, apart from Vietnam and the Civil War, both World Wars cost more American lives than Korea.

@Does_This_Look_Infected Ай бұрын

Excellent video. Thank you for posting.

@CreakingJordans 2 ай бұрын

Bold of you to assume we're not noting the sanction war between this channel and the ever devious half as interesting lizards

@AFNacapella 2 ай бұрын

it's crazy that you have to watch a Tom Scott video between one and the other.

@ElBandido_1 2 ай бұрын

I don’t understand the joke

@davemccombs 2 ай бұрын

Lizards?

@Smokecall 2 ай бұрын

@@ElBandido_1Only Half as Understood when you only watch one Production despite the voiceover shows up on various Productions beyond the scope of this channel.

@filonin2 2 ай бұрын

@@Smokecall Huh?

@theultimate1937 2 ай бұрын

I just looked up the DMZ yesterday after an eternity out of curiousity and now there's whole video about it cheers

@4.30gangCorpofficial 2 ай бұрын

it's the google algorithm dude

@VietnameseBall911 2 ай бұрын

istg i lookup something and then the next day theres a youtube video about it thats new!

@JohnWiku 2 ай бұрын

@@4.30gangCorpofficialsure, the google demanded this video was done because OP looked up this subject yesterday 😂😂😂

@davidz2690 2 ай бұрын

Beyond Utopia: Escape From North Korea is an amazing watch

@DOC_951 2 ай бұрын

That was a very entertaining and well done video!

@nekomakhea9440 2 ай бұрын

"How the Korean DMZ works" Entering it triggers the Point of No Return warning for Earth's final quest line, and nobody knows if there's a New Game+

@EEEEEEEE 2 ай бұрын

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@sekkuar 2 ай бұрын

This whole thing between the two Koreas is basically a giant flagpole measuring contest

@JohnWiku 2 ай бұрын

And we all know who's the fatso with the shortest stick 😂😂

@xChrisDarko 2 ай бұрын

Sincerely, an American

@knpark2025 2 ай бұрын

In Daeseongdong and Kijongdong, it was more than just "basically" because these two towns "literally" had a flagpole measuring contest.

@sekkuar 2 ай бұрын

@@knpark2025 yes that was the joke. Thanks for participating.

@laloberlangae 2 ай бұрын

No mine is bigger, no mine IS bigger 😂

@Hinghee123 2 ай бұрын

11:26 That guy emoting on the south korean patrol ship 😂

@dabdillon6318 2 ай бұрын

this sounds like a great place to take a picnic

@driptcg Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video

@benpalmer7596 Ай бұрын

I live on the east coast and have been to the edge of the DMZ in Goseong. It's got beautiful beaches and there's no change in landscape from one nation to another. You look through the telescopes and think "oh, that's north korea?" and that's the sad thing. Korea geographically, culturally, historically, ethnically is one country. It's politicians and world powers who continue to keep it apart. I always hope for a united Korea ❤🇰🇷🇰🇵

@Sephiroth144 2 ай бұрын

Having walked into North Korea via that conference room, the first few feet were pretty normal- not sure where NK got the 6'3" guards standing there, but they actually seemed friendly that day. (Did not play the World's Most Dangerous Golf Course, but did go into one of the tunnels...)

@Mcfunface 2 ай бұрын

Probably just gave the guards growth hormone back when they were children 😅

@Based_Gigachad_001 2 ай бұрын

@@Mcfunface I don't think that's moral.

@youtubeSuckssNow 2 ай бұрын

@@Based_Gigachad_001Good thing North Korea has no morals then

@Cinkodacs 2 ай бұрын

@@Based_Gigachad_001 It's a dictatorial oppressive regime. Your thinking is a crime there, they do not care about our morality.

@Attaxalotl 2 ай бұрын

@My_pfp_beats_all_dog_breeds Nor is the rest of their autocracy

@joshmarshall7610 Ай бұрын

Both North and South Patrols frequent into the other's side of the DMZ, it isn't uncommon to find small North Korean flags tied to Southern fences, and likewise "we" tie both South Korean and United States flags to their Northern fences. Now, I don't know if the North Korean patrol members count coup in a way, but we definently kept track of where and how many times we sucessfully entered and exited without getting found out (extra "points" if you had done it in the same spot twice or more, since security would be on the look out in those locations). Why you may ask? Bragging rights, in hind sight, it was pretty dumb, but hey, I made it.

@finnboru7977 2 ай бұрын

I was there all of 1988, including time in GP Oulette. Nice job putting together a concise and cohesive overview.

@ChrisSeltzer 2 ай бұрын

The war room is a great idea, will check it out

@hugofriberg3445 2 ай бұрын

In the border checkpoint town of 파주 (Paju) a destroyed train is stationed with something that looks like a thousand bulletholes. The north koreans however claims not a single bullet has been fired on the train

@elizabetht308 2 ай бұрын

according to wikipedia that train was destroyed by americans who didn’t want it to fall into north korean hands. i remember seeing it a few years ago, don’t remember what the explanation at imjingak was tho

@HarvestStore 2 ай бұрын

Great video.

@maxwellcunningham8908 2 ай бұрын

I plan on studying for a semester in Seoul this coming fall so this is a perfect time for this video to come out

@longtabsigo 2 ай бұрын

You must do the following. Drink a “kettle of Soju” at Polly’s Kettlehouse. Then, at midnight, walk across the street at midnight to Nashville’s and sing “God Bless the USA” at midnight! Every Friday and Saturday night of my year in Seoul.

@longtabsigo 2 ай бұрын

Korea is awesome and I miss it. Take advantage of being that far west and travel as much as your studies allow. Philippines, Okinawa, Taiwan or China and if you have a loooong weekend, BALI!

@PrograError 2 ай бұрын

Well... if you hear any sable rattle from the North, just follow the locals... they are used to it... until the arty and air raid siren rings in your ears

@jamesdavidsmith4033 Ай бұрын

Excellent Productions

@shashanktrivedi27 Ай бұрын

You should also contemplate video on Line of control.

@Ryan13117 2 ай бұрын

Can you post a tutorial on where to find the pack-a-punch?

@ddc163264 Ай бұрын

This video forget to mention that the DMZ is also the most heavily mined area in the world. So while it may not have much out there as visible barriers, it's by no means a simple stroll to cross it. As there still are occasional detonations from animals that happen.

@UnitedStatesSpaceForce 2 ай бұрын

Lifetime Nebula actually goes so fucking hard i may finally subscribe

@mnm5165 2 ай бұрын

We will NEVER see a reunification of these two in our lifetimes. You guys can come back to this comment and roast me if it actually happens, but North Korea is just too far gone at this point

@hawkeye7527 2 ай бұрын

Certianly not under Kim Jung Un. It would take a literal act of God to change his mind.

@burtturdison4445 2 ай бұрын

Fact

@robertd6387 2 ай бұрын

You are most likely correct, but history loves to throw a curveball sometimes. If it does happen, even all the "experts " will be surprised.

@thelvadam2884 2 ай бұрын

@@robertd6387 nobody expected germany will ever reunify in the 80s.. yet it did later on. so history is often unexpected indeed

@ileutur6863 2 ай бұрын

The fact that an angry, petulent, pointlessly cruel country like NK is allowed to exist purely because of larger global politics keeping anyone from intervening, is a testament to how fucked global politics are. Every country that found itself in a similar position has suffered.

@remnant.watchman 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@happy_apple 2 ай бұрын

the place near to the dmx is so different from where live which is Seoul

@carlitosthekoala6532 2 ай бұрын

I can listen to this guy on a daily

@Ride1098 2 ай бұрын

John Bolton stating that he wanted to use the "Libyan Model" when dealing with North Korea. This, destroyed any progress we were making with North Korea.

@Vytirix_RBX 2 ай бұрын

Just finished up a unit on North Korea in History! Glad this came out for some additional information. We didn’t really go over the DMZ, just the cities and the war.

@AbhishekRai-zu8fk 2 ай бұрын

This is what a well made feature looks like.

@kurttrapp9521 Ай бұрын

You should make a video on companies being too big to fail. I feel like your explanation would be enlightening

@triton_152 2 ай бұрын

9:23 the "Dream Making Zone" one the wall really shows the hope in this area

@HemstitchedIrony 2 ай бұрын

How nice of you to see me googling Korean DMZ and reading the wikipedia page and make a video about it for me!

@john_smith_john 2 ай бұрын

least narcissistic youtube commenter

@teresar6348 Ай бұрын

@@john_smith_john To be fair both google and youtube are owned by the same company so no surprise it would influence their reccomendations.

@vsznry 2 ай бұрын

Mark Strong is a gem.

@scooterking136 2 ай бұрын

here we GO 20+ min wendover video will save me

@h2oallegation Ай бұрын

How many times are you gonna make a video about the two koreas? Or the DMZ in general.

@TheClownfight 2 ай бұрын

Wait, is the thing you mentioned at the end, about the game around the American southwest... Is that jetlag?

@paVlo711 2 ай бұрын

anyone have some additional reading regarding the two incidents mentioned near the beginning of the video? I have a hunch we may not be getting the full picture

@PrograError 2 ай бұрын

Check out the wiki, pretty all known major incidents have a page there

@Delatta1961 Ай бұрын

I was stationed there twice, 82-83 and 95-96, as an Army Aviator. It’s an amazing country. Flying there, I saw things most never experience. One thing not mentioned is North Korea, if starts a conflict with the South, doesn’t have the logistics (beans and bullets) to support their troops beyond 60 days. After that, they’re toast!

@ishpeeedy Ай бұрын

Now post an Al Mazra DMZ guide

@oldfellaoldfella8535 2 ай бұрын

The fact that we get free videos on KZfaq by Wendover Productions is truly a gift. 👏👏👏

@Mae-nr7wr 2 ай бұрын

free videos with more and more propaganda narrative rather than informing the viewers

@john_smith_john 2 ай бұрын

@@Mae-nr7wr we even get free dictator bot replies too!

@elizabetht308 2 ай бұрын

great video!

@OH_jiwon 2 ай бұрын

Nice coverage of our countries. You did your homework well.

@HamburgerNetwork Ай бұрын

“Hey can I come over” “Sure” *hands application* “I’ll see you in 2 weeks”

@wanali4504 Ай бұрын

14:06 subtitles: “they identified a fourthfifth”

@d.martin7692 2 ай бұрын

I was stationed near Freedom Bridge in 1969. An issue that came into focus years later was the U.S. using Agent Orange on the DMZ. To avoid the cost of transporting the unused drums back to the U.S. they just dumped them and it seeped into the Korean groundwater. Financial settlements were made for those adversely affected.

@Glennnelson4u 2 ай бұрын

I visited North Korea in 2019 as a participant in a running event. We were treated well and visited the DMZ. We were under strict rules not to take photos. I observed platoons of young soldiers equipped with mock wooden rifles. The electric fences were in disarray lying on the ground. The infrastructure in the North was universally decaying. Oxen with wooden plows were working in the rice fields. I do not see DPRK as a threat to anyone.

@stephenbaker9645 2 ай бұрын

I beg to differ. Underestimating our enemies can be unwise. They are getting us to drop our guard by acting as if they are weak.

@Glennnelson4u 2 ай бұрын

Of course I agree with you, I am not suggesting we be naive. A poor person operating an oxen with a wooden plow is less dangerous than an angry man with a tank. I find it really hard to understand people who are brain washed and desperate regardless of what uniform they wear.

@ERBEpic 2 ай бұрын

11:28 Didn’t know it was a party boat

@chhitijpahari1011 2 ай бұрын

fortnite dance

@SomePotato 18 күн бұрын

The JSA is the most surreal place I've ever been to. I highly recommend a visit if you are in Korea.

@DrMario_666 2 ай бұрын

8:18 hehe Seoul village

@Aeonshield 2 ай бұрын

My favorite wildlife preserve... They recently dismantled streetlights on the rd to SK , they did not do anything about that railway?

@adrianqx Ай бұрын

Would like to know how the flora and fauna has flourished in the DMZ without human interruption

@adog3129 2 ай бұрын

did south korea extend their flagpole in retaliation? how long do you think the flagpole height conflict could have gone on?

@gregoryturk1275 2 ай бұрын

1 kilometer flagpole

@Teachernyc 2 ай бұрын

The Chanel is awesome. The vocal fry gets to my head sometimes. 😂

@forgotten1s 2 ай бұрын

I am just glad he isnt doing it on purpose.

@MckIdyll Ай бұрын

You're a teacher and you can't spell "channel"??

@forgotten1s Ай бұрын

@MckIdyl im confused on how you're not able to see an autocorrected word

@InnocentBloomingFlower-dxcksi6 Ай бұрын

Love these videos. 👍

@ValentinAdbt Ай бұрын

I’ve been there as a tourists 3 weeks ago. It’s a very strange place. And South Koreans make it look like a peaceful place as much as they can. There is even a fun fair on the DMZ limits… inside the DMZ you go to the observatory and you can see very far away in North Korea. You can see their soldiers at guard posts. You can visit tunnel number 3. I’ve been down there. It’s a 2x2m tunnel dug in granite. Crazy. There is also the unification village inside of the DMZ. You can buy stuff made by locals there.

@hazelnut3794 Ай бұрын

oh, tour in cherry blossom season

@hazyrd4 2 ай бұрын

THANK YOU FOR THE LIFETIME PLAN. I absolutely hate subscriptions. They are always a trap. I would never have been willing to go to Nebula if it was subscription only.

@SeanRCope 2 ай бұрын

Imjin Scout DMZ 87 HHC 1/5 INF

@jiyucheonmu 2 ай бұрын

A war on the Korean Peninsula cannot be won unless North Korea launches a nuclear attack. However, the only possibility for North Korea to win is the intervention of a third country. That's China and Russia. The reason the Korean War broke out on the Korean Peninsula in the first place and the reason it became a divided country was because of China and Russia. At that time, Korea had just escaped from Japanese rule and did not have the weapons or capital to fight a war. China and Russia (then the Soviet Union) provided weapons and capital, and when North Korea, which started the war through an illegal surprise attack without a declaration of war, was pushed out of the Korean Peninsula due to the intervention of the UN the war was about to end, China directly entered the war and used human wave tactics. The front line was once again returned to the 38th parallel, and after several years, the war came to a ceasefire. A pause in war. The war on the Korean Peninsula has never ended. The war caused by Kim Il-sung's greed for power and the Soviet Union and China is still burning on the Korean Peninsula. Tens of millions of North Korean citizens are suffering, and South Korea has become an island that cannot be reached by land. When will this fratricidal war between people from the same country end? Just Korea. Not South Korea, not North Korea, just Korea.

@Roguescienceguy 2 ай бұрын

I see a wendover productions... I click... I watch... I nod in approval

@astronomicallysauce 2 ай бұрын

11:27 dood dancin

@Scottagram 2 ай бұрын

damn I wanna listen to that stock music

@jwillisbarrie 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for adding actual captions for the Deaf

@anthonylagunas6737 Ай бұрын

I served in the DMZ at Camp Liberty Bell (DMZ), the closest INF Company to N. Korea.

@robertewebb3947 15 күн бұрын

thats camp casey and camp hovey i was there when Kennedy got killed ,in dallas I got a extra 103 days I spend alot of them on stake out at camp casey in the dmz you had to watch for wild hogs i was in recon first cav

@anthonylagunas6737 15 күн бұрын

@@robertewebb3947 Casey and Hovey are not near the DMZ.

@TheClownfight 2 ай бұрын

Just a few hours ago, on my drive home, I finished the stupidly long time 1984. While it seemed fantastical at the time... Today it could be simply called 'the story of north Korea'. It was wonderful and fateful when I got home and this gem from Sam was at the top of my feed.

@dsnodgrass4843 Ай бұрын

My father served in Korea, 1958-1960. When military exercises between US Army and ROK troops were frequent, he was ordered to simulate an "atomic explosion" for one; he did so by digging a waist-deep pit and filling it with thermite, aka "flash powder" (this was to give the requisite "mushroom cloud"). When he touched it off at the time ordered, it was WAY larger than anyone anticipated; yet it did its job. A bit too well, in fact; the entire North Korean side units audibly and visually mobilized; causing a near-resumption of the Korean War. Took some doing to calm everyone down. Whoops.😂

@walpoleandworcester 2 ай бұрын

It’s always a pleasure to get that notification from this channel.

@MultiSciGeek Ай бұрын

This video was FAR better than RealLifeLore content! Please make more of such geopolitics focused videos!

@walkingradiance9556 Ай бұрын

It seems like one of advertisers favorite words is exclusive like with Nebula its like this is exclusive content only on Nebula.

@grundged 2 ай бұрын

Sounds like an awesome tourist trap. Can't wait to visit!

@theendernova7690 2 ай бұрын

You'll love the trap so much you won't want to leave!

@astroch Ай бұрын

I see you didn't explained much of the changing politics in SK and US

@MR101722 2 ай бұрын

Was not prepared to get jumpscared by my last name on the name of the camp 🤣

@willdoggy02 2 ай бұрын

Why did the background music fit so well, nice job

@The88Cheat 2 ай бұрын

The front actually changed considerably during the war. At different points, each side faced down absolute defeat before the line eventually went back to where it began years earlier.

@PrograError 2 ай бұрын

no shit... better than a front near china right?

@apmcx 2 ай бұрын

Comments like this expect every detail of a conflict twice as long as I've been alive to be covered in 20 mins

@The88Cheat 2 ай бұрын

@@apmcx🤨not sure how you came to that conclusion. RLL made it sound like the entirety of the Korean War was essentially a stalemate and that the front NEVER moved which is just wholly inaccurate. I get what he was trying to say, but it was very poorly worded and gives a false impression of the nature of the war.

@The88Cheat 2 ай бұрын

@@PrograError well, no because that would have meant Korea wouldn’t be split the way it is now.

@SantaFe19484 Ай бұрын

Crazy!

@jduah 2 ай бұрын

@conaly082 2 ай бұрын

Been in North Korea in 2017. The Joint Security Area was pretty interesting, yet somehow pretty underwhelming. I kinda expected much more there, but in fact only the two tourist centers on both sides (of course with a lot cameras etc.) and the shacks on the borders where there, but apart from that, there was really not much. Also the insides of the shacks were not special, just a big table and a few chairs. And the door to the other side. Still interesting experience. We didn't see much more of the DMZ, except the one road leading to the JSA. It was in some kind of trench and on the side there were big boulders, that could be rolled into the trench, blocking the road.