With regard to the situation on the Korean Peninsula, the (IOC) Summit expressed its appreciation that the IOC has been in close contact for many months already with the governments and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) concerned. The Summit took note that none of them has called the Olympic Games PyeongChang 2018 into question.
The safety and security of the athletes are of course the top priority for everyone in the Olympic Movement …
There are at least 150,000 Americans living in South Korea. The USA is not likely to do anything to endanger those citizens.

