North and South Korea have been argueing about a west side boarder ever since the Korean War ended with a truce in 1953. However, on Thursday North Korea’s military leaders said it would “completely nullify” a 2004 accord that wants to end unjustified firing/tension along the disputed western sea border. They did this with an exercise of ten shitps, including a 3,500 ton destroyer, far below the disputed areas just to demonstrate its power. This has been such a problem that there has been three bloody maritime battles in the past decade. What this truce means is that now they will communicate on the same radio frequency and be able to communicate together to avoid conflicts at Sea and handle emergencies. "Tension on the divided peninsula has escalated since a team of international investigators said last week that a North Korean submarine torpedoed the Cheonan a South Korean navy corvette, killing 46 sailors, in waters south of a western sea border drawn unilaterally by the United nations after the war. The South defends the border, but the North rejects it."
By:Chase Pavlick
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/28/world/asia/28korea.html?hp
By:Chase Pavlick
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