North, South Korean ships exchange gunfire

Joy Weems
Tension was raised in Northeast Asia following skirmish gunfire between North and South Korea. Apparently there has been little to no naval clash in the last seven years. President Obama will be visiting the region this week. The North and South blamed each other for the rise in gunfire between the two. Neither one wanted to take fault for their actions. Apparently a north korean ship crossed into the Souths terrirory and thus the conflict began.The North stated that the incdient occurred the other way around. North Korea has complained apparently for years about the border known as the Northern Limit Line, which was drawn by the US after the Korean War in 1953. There were no known casualities of this incident. Although this incident took place it does not seem to have ruined North Korea's attempt to make peace with SOuth Korea and the US after getting on their bad side by testing a nuclear device and launching a flurry of missiles. Relations between the two seem to have steadily increased over the years.
Hopefully with this skirmish altercation things will be back to where they were prior to this incident. North Korea needs to continue to prove their willingsness to cooperate and get along with South Korea and the US like they state they intend to. Peace between the three is wanted on all parts and hopefully everyone will hold up to their end of the bargain and remain at peace, without nuclear weapons, missiles, or any other defense mechanisms.

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