17 feb 1953 año - Armistice signed

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over 2.5 million ppl died in whole conflict, including 54,000 americans | [buildup] diplomacy, threat of nuclear war, sudden death of joseph stalin → china/north korea agreed to an armistice in exchange for prisoners (1953)
[effect] fighting stopped, most but not all US troops withdrawn, remained divided at 38th parallel; no peace treaty ever signed despite years of futile negotiations (until last week!)

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