[N. Korea] Olympics: France to skip 2018 Winter Games if security risk too great

Reuters ^ | 2017/09/21 | Richard Lough

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Olympics: France to skip 2018 Winter Games if security risk too great

PARIS (Reuters) - France’s Winter Olympics team will not travel to the 2018 Games in South Korea if its security cannot be guaranteed, French Sports Minister Laura Flessel said on Thursday, raising the first major doubts by a participating country over the event.

Tensions in the region have escalated since reclusive North Korea conducted its sixth and largest nuclear test on Sept. 3, prompting global condemnation.

U.S. President Donald Trump is locked in a stand-off with Pyongyang and has threatened to “totally destroy” the country of 26 million people if the North threatened the United States and its allies, including neighboring South Korea.

On Thursday he ordered new sanctions.

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[New Jersey Realist]

Reminds me of a joke I remember when there was no PC police. French tanks only have one gear - reverse. Actually it was Italian tanks but since I am Italian I thought since we’re discussing France here, I’d take some liberty.

[PGR88]

Really? Are they worried about Muslim terrorism or women getting raped?

[vette6387]

South Korea should cancel it’s Olympics bid and let it go somewhere else. The Olympics would be a needless distraction to getting the NK situation resolved.

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[DoughtyOne]

Until Kim is removed, there is no security in the region whatsoever.

The guy has to go, and the sooner the better.

[George from New England]

I wonder how many life insurance policies would NOT pay if N.K. attacked the South?

[MtnClimber]

A country worried about security and importing muslim terrorists?

[brewcrew1965]

Would anybody even miss the French at the Olympics?

[scrabblehack]

4 gold, 4 silver, 7 bronze at the 2014 Games (10th overall); Russia 1st at 13-11-9.

I was thinking South Korea would be safer than Paris.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Ha! Heard that joke just the other evening at a local history convention.

[brewcrew1965]

10th place, so no big loss then. France should be more concerned about security at the 2024 Paris Summer Games, when their new residents could cause a problem.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Do they have insurance there?

[johnthebaptistmoore]

BTW, the NHL will not be involved with the 2018 Winter Olympics, unless they change their minds. Winter Olympic ice hockey will not be as good, overall, without the inclusion of NHL players.

[Huskrrrr]

Sabotage by NK would probably be their last mistake.

[SoCal Pubbie]

The way I heard it was “What’s the first thing the French put on their tanks?” The answer is “Back up lights.”

[kaehurowing]

Seriously?

South Korea is a much safer country than France, I would almost guarantee.

[rfp1234]

Going to war without the French is like going hunting without an accordion.

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