The DPRK launched its first application satellite in December last year, the article said, adding: This was the one for peaceful purposes from A to Z pursuant to its scientific and technological development plan for developing the country's economy and improving the standard of people's living.

But the U.S. prodded the UN Security Council into cooking up the "resolution on sanctions" against the DPRK over its satellite launch for peaceful purposes, the article noted, and went on:

The DPRK totally rejected this illegal "resolution", solemnly declared it would take countermeasures to defend its sovereignty and dignity and conducted the third underground nuclear test as part of its countermeasures.

The U.S. and its allies are making outcries but, in fact, the DPRK's nuclear test was very just.

It is quite natural for the DPRK to cope with the ever increasing U.S. nuclear threat with its nuclear deterrent.

Conscience-minded and sincere public of the world is deeply deploring the UN Security Council for covering the high-handed and arbitrary practices of the U.S. imperialists for aggression and interference in other countries with a silk veil of "international legality"

The DPRK's nuclear test was the primary countermeasure taken with maximum self-restraint.

The DPRK will take the strong second and third countermeasures in succession now that the U.S. is complicating the situation through its hostile acts.

The thunder of the DPRK will go on.