{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/684761609b8dde68cddadcf3/69cc8548e8519e977f9d4057?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Operation Paul Bunyan","description":"<p>Jess takes us back to 1976, when a routine maintenance job inside the Korean Demilitarized Zone spiraled into one of the most bizarre and dangerous standoffs of the Cold War.</p><p>What started with a tree blocking a line of sight quickly escalated into violence, a tense military confrontation, and one of the most heavily armed “landscaping” operations in history.</p><p>In this Messy Morsel, we head into the Joint Security Area of the DMZ—where North and South Korean forces stood face-to-face, tensions ran high, and even the smallest actions could carry enormous consequences.</p><p>Because in a place like that…</p><p>nothing is ever just about a tree.</p><p><br></p><p>@MessyMinded</p><p><br></p><p>If you want to ready more on the topics - check these out:</p><ul><li>United Nations Command historical summaries on the Korean DMZ incident</li><li>U.S. Army Center of Military History – Operation Paul Bunyan overview</li><li>News World Encyclopedia – Korean DMZ &amp; Joint Security Area history</li><li>Blaxland, John. <em>The Joint Security Area at Panmunjom</em> (Australian National University)</li><li>Oberdorfer, Don. <em>The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History</em></li><li>Various historical accounts and declassified Cold War materials on the 1976 Korean Axe Murder Incident&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Music by:&nbsp;SoundPlusUS&nbsp;Label and Mr. Lex Oleksii&nbsp;Bezalov&nbsp;for \"Spark Groove\", Nikita&nbsp;Kondrashev&nbsp;for \"Cosy, Quirky, Comedy\", \"funny&nbsp;Comedy&nbsp;Kids\", and The Mountain for \"Quirky Sneaky Mystery\", “Lucky go Lightly Quirky” by Geoff Harvey, and \"Tension\" by Alex Grohl</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Messy Minded "}