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Because no peace treaty followed the 1953 armistice, what is the technical legal relationship between North Korea and South Korea today?
Answer
They remain officially at war
Since the 1953 armistice only suspended hostilities and no peace treaty has ever been ratified, North and South Korea remain in a technical state of war more than 70 years later.
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North Korea and South Korea technically remain at war; the 1953 armistice was never replaced with a peace treaty despite 70+ years passing.
Other options people guess
- They are formally unified under one government
- They signed a binding peace treaty in 2018
- They are treaty-bound military allies
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