Nuclear tensions offer good reason for holding Olympics in South Korea
International Herald Tribune: Nuclear tensions offer good reason for holding Olympics in South Korea, bid official says.
Nuclear tensions offer good reason for holding Olympics in South Korea, bid official says (International Herald Tribune, 10/11/06):
North Korea announced Monday it had conducted a nuclear test, prompting worldwide condemnation and raising tensions on the divided Korean peninsula.
"This is rather a good point for us to contribute to world peace through the Olympics Games," Rocky Yoon, deputy secretary general of the Korean Olympic Committee, said in a Webcast interview of the three bid cities on the Around the Rings Web site.
Written By: Peter
Date Posted: 2/7/2007
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