North Korea and South Korea are on the brink of war: an escalation that has not happened since the last century could break out between the countries. Reuters DPRK suddenly moved 122 mm self-propelled artillery installations to the border with South Korea at the 38th parallel. They are spread with trunks towards the south. One of them was observed by visitors on the observation deck at a distance of 1.5 kilometers from the demarcation line. The DPRK is also renewing its propaganda campaign using loudspeakers on the border with South Korea. In Pyongyang they again began to threaten Seoul with war because of unfriendly policies. The Korean peninsula is divided by the 38th parallel of north latitude, along which the demilitarized zone runs. Full-scale hostilities between North and South Korea last occurred during the Korean War (1950-1953). The active phase of the fighting ended on July 27, 1953 with the signing of the armistice agreement. However, a peace treaty was never signed, so de jure the two countries are still at war. Experts warn that the Korean peninsula may become the starting point of World War III. Ukraine online.