Choe Pong Il, a KPA officer, told KCNA:

As was clarified in the statement of a KPA Supreme Command spokesman, it is needless for the DPRK to remain committed to the Korean Armistice Agreement.

No one can vouch that the joint military exercises Key Resolve and Foal Eagle, kicked off by the U.S. and its allied forces, will not lead to an actual war.

Now is the time to show the might of Songun (military-first) Korea to the U.S. by dint of nuclear deterrent. From March 11 onward, the world will see what tragic end waits for the U.S. imperialists who have ruthlessly violated other nations' dignity and sovereignty.

Kwak Song Nam, an officer of the Korean People's Internal Security Forces, said:

The important measures mentioned in the statement are indispensable and inevitable counteractions to defend the supreme interests of the country.

The DPRK people have been exposed to a danger of war for over half century, which can be no longer allowed.

My unit's servicepersons are filled with will to rapidly advance southward under the operational plan approved by respected Supreme Commander Kim Jong Un.

Pak Chol, a workteam head of the Chollima Steel Complex, said:

Of late, Defence Minister Kim Kwan Jin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Jong Sung Jo of south Korea reportedly inspected puppet army units, calling for "deadly and pre-emptive strikes".

Their outbursts represent the incumbent south Korean authorities' policy of confrontation and war, and they are an evident challenge to the demand of history for development of inter-Korean relations and peace and prosperity.

Such "pre-emptive strike" will be countered by rapider and mightier nuclear pre-emptive strike from the DPRK.

The south Korean warmongers should not make rash act.