Minju Joson Thursday observes in a bylined commentary in this regard:

The important measures clarified in the statement are by no means a threat to anyone but self-defensive countermeasures taken to cope with the prevailing situation.

The U.S. and other hostile forces are now frantically kicking up high-handed rackets for economic "sanctions" and military pressure on the DPRK over its legitimate satellite launch for peaceful purposes and nuclear test for self-defence.

Key Resolve and Foal Eagle joint military exercises with more than 200 000 troops enough to wage a war and various type nuclear strike means involved are maneuvers for a nuclear war against the DPRK from A to Z. As seen above, the U.S., south Korea and other hostile forces' acts of encroaching upon the sovereignty of the DPRK are leading to a military offensive for aggression, going beyond the level of economic "sanctions".

The above-said important measures reflect the steadfast stand and will of all service personnel and people of the DPRK to defend the sovereignty of the country and the nation.

The two revolutionary wars fought by the Korean people and their standoff with the U.S. without gunfire demonstrated the will and stand of the whole army and all people that they should counter an enemy coming in attack with a dagger with a sword, a rifle with an artillery piece and nukes with precision nuclear strike means of Korean style more powerful than them. This mode of counteraction remains unchangeable.

The people, who have risen as one in the all-out action against the U.S. imperialists, are waiting for the moment to fight a decisive battle.

What matters is that the U.S. is not clearly aware of who is its rival though it has stood in confrontation with the DPRK for nearly seven decades.

Whether a war breaks out on the Korean Peninsula or not entirely depends on the attitudes of the U.S., south Korea and other hostile forces, the commentary concludes.