The statement said:

The successful H-bomb test, pride of the Korean nation, marked a great event to be specially recorded in the national history spanning 5,000 years.

The DPRK's H-bomb test was a measure for self-defence taken to firmly protect the sovereignty of the country and the vital right of the nation from the ever-growing nuclear threat and blackmail by the U.S.-led hostile forces and to reliably safeguard the peace on the Korean Peninsula and regional security.

The successful test helped remarkably bolster up the DPRK's war deterrent and prevents any force from daring provoke our socialist country.

The DPRK is standing against the U.S., the chieftain of aggression watching for a change to ignite a war with huge nuclear weapons of various types. That is why, the DPRK's access to H-bomb of justice is an exercise of its legitimate right to self-defense as a sovereign state and a just measure which allows no one to slander.