They call the test an "auspicious event", "satisfied news" and "sweeping victory".

In this regard, KCNA had interviews with citizens at a bus stop in Central District, Pyongyang.

Ri Myong Song, a 33-year-old man living in Munsu-dong No.3, Taedonggang District, said:

"I am very excited to hear the news about the nuclear test.

Our country fully demonstrated its might by successfully conducting the test on a higher level than the previous ones.

The test represents the DPRK's sweeping victory over the U.S., which wantonly encroached upon its legitimate right to satellite launch for peaceful purposes."

O Jong Suk, a 54-year-old woman residing in Munsin-dong No.1, Tongdaewon District, said:

"The test served as a sledgehammer to the U.S.-led hostile forces who cooked up UN Security Council 'resolution on sanctions' against the DPRK over its satellite launch for peaceful purpose.

There is a limit to our patience. I fully support the government's stand that it would be left with no option but to take the second and third stronger steps in succession if the U.S. takes a hostile approach toward the DPRK to the last."