Jo Il Min, chief of the Pyongyang mission of the Anti-Imperialist National Democratic Front (AINDF), said this when interviewed by KCNA Friday.

He said:

The DPRK demonstrated its tremendous might before the world through the recent H-bomb test.

The war deterrent for self-defense should not be weakened even a moment nor be bartered for anything.

As long as the aggressive foreign forces stay in the southern half of Korea and the hostile forces' moves for provoking a nuclear war continue, peace and national reunification can never be ensured.

The DPRK's development of H-bomb is a historic event that displayed the resourcefulness and mettle of the nation far and wide.

This gives energy and encouragement to the world progressives regarding the DPRK as a beacon of hope but deals a heavy sledge-hammer blow at the U.S. and its followers brandishing a nuclear stick.