* Unification Minister Cho Myoung-Gyon said North could stop the games starting
* He said if the North 'provokes' the South in February next year, it would be 'fatal'
* Therefore, he said, it is important to stage the games 'in a stable atmosphere'
* Comes a day after the North fired yet another intercontinental ballistic missile
North Korea could deal a 'fatal blow' to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea if it launches a missile before the event, a minister for the host country has warned.
Unification Minister Cho Myoung-Gyon made the remarks as reports said annual South Korea-US military exercises might be postponed to avoid coinciding with the winter games and Paralympics in South Korea's Pyeongchang.
'If the North provokes again at a time when the Olympic Games are imminent, it may deal a fatal blow to the Olympics,' he said at a forum in Seoul.
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WNU Editor: The games will go on, it is the tourists and some athletes who may stay away.
Cancel the games.
ReplyDeleteJust say that security could not be provided and let the world fume at North Korea.
The Russians an Chinese do fairly well. For the Europeans it is one of the few ways they can excel just a little.
The South Koreans just have to discover another secret NORK tunnel, film the North Koreans moving troops toward the border, or let them shot their wad of missiles.