In short, possibility of the Trump administration's "military option" increased as the DPRK's successful second test-fire of ICBM Hwasong-14 passed over the "red line" of the U.S., and "the north would make another tougher military step" on the occasion of the joint military drill Ulji Freedom Guardian scheduled in late August.

Rodong Sinmun Tuesday in a commentary says in this regard:

This is the cunning trick to lay the blame for the tension on the Korean peninsula at the door of the DPRK and justify their reckless military confrontation racket.

It is not the DPRK but the U.S. and its lackeys south Korean authorities that bring crisis to this land.

Now is the time for the south Korean authorities to behave with prudence and self-control, not going busy with currying favor with the master as the DPRK clearly showed the world the powerful might of its strategic nuclear force capable of wiping out aggressors and provokers at one go anywhere anytime.

However, the south Korean authorities are escalating anti-DPRK confrontation racket, availing themselves of the U.S. "military counteraction" to seriously irritate the DPRK.

If the south Korean authorities continue to aggravate the situation while taking issue with the DPRK's steps for self-defence as a shock brigade of the U.S. in its moves to stifle the DPRK, depending on the master, no more than a toothless wolf, the "story of crisis in August" of public concern at home and abroad will unfold before their eyes. It would be easy to guess what the consequences will be.

If the south Korean authorities want to escape catastrophic disaster, they had better stop at once staging the confrontation racket at our doorstep and halt their rash actions.