The Time the US Nearly Started WWIII Over a Tree
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In 1976, a tree pruning incident in the Korean DMZ led to the axe murders of two US officers and nearly sparked a war. Discover how Operation Paul Bunyan, a massive show of force, averted disaster and forced Kim Il-sung to apologize. Chapters: 00:00 The Poplar That Almost Sparked WWIII 00:10 Operation Paul Bunyan: Overkill by the Numbers 00:22 The world's most dangerous forest 00:34 A tree that was a threat 00:46 Axe Attack in the JSA 00:58 World reacts 01:09 The Apology: Why Kim Blinked 01:21 A rare regret 01:32 The order comes 01:44 The Tree Falls in 42 Minutes 01:56 A tree that was a threat 02:08 The Axe Murderers' Weapons 02:20 The Panmunjom Truce Village 02:32 The Fallen Officers 02:44 The White House Briefing 02:56 The 2nd Infantry Division 03:08 The B-52s Take Off 03:20 The Ground Team Moves 03:32 The North Watches 03:44 The Monument Today 03:56 The Absurd Cold War Sources & further reading: • Monument Details — https://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/monument_details.php?SiteID=2161&MemID=2833 • Medium — https://medium.com/@lyx_62906/operation-paul-bunyan-the-cold-war-standoff-over-a-single-tree-38807b6ce2cc • Panmunjom axe murder incident - Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panmunjom_axe_murder_incident • The Korean Axe Murder Incident, 1976 - Operation Paul Bunyan — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDzt_3I0_A4 • #OTD- Aug. 21, Operation Paul Bunyan,... - Eighth Army-Korea — https://www.facebook.com/Eighth.Army.Korea/posts/otd-aug-21-operation-paul-bunyan-a-joint-us-korean-effort-comprised-of-16-milita/923096139846803 • Korea Tree Incident: Operation Paul Bunyan | Clements National Security Papers Project — https://ns.clementspapers.org/briefing-books/korea-tree-incident • An Axe Murder Triggers a Standoff in Korea’s DMZ, 1976 – Association for Diplomatic Studies & Training — https://adst.org/2014/12/the-bizarre-north-korean-axe-murders • The Korean Ax Incident - Operation Paul Bunyan — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MsjZ-qcamw
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