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When many South Koreans look at North Korea, they just don’t see much to fear. Shown here, a North Korean soldier waves to tourists on a Chinese boat sailing the Yalu River near the North Korean town of Sinuiju, April 2, 2017.

If you’re young and South Korean, North Korea might not seem so scary

April 6, 2017
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North Korea is developing nuclear weapons, testing missiles and threatening to show no mercy to its enemies. But in South Korea, which has never signed a peace treaty with the North, many young people just aren’t that worried.

If you’re young and South Korean, North Korea might not seem so scary

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