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

The story of "provocation by the north" spread by the U.S. and south Korean warmongers is nonsensical sophism reminding one of "the guilty party filing the suit first".

The DPRK's sovereignty and right to existence are exposed to the grave threat due to the U.S. persistent attempt to stifle it and hostile policy towards it.

The U.S. has long put the DPRK in the list of the targets of preemptive nuclear attack. It has gravely threatened the DPRK with nukes and resorted to every means and method to stifle it by ceaseless military pressure and economic sanctions.

The U.S. madcap anti-DPRK confrontation campaign is the last-ditch effort of those who have worked in vain to meet their sinister intention to ignite a war in Korea and stifle the DPRK militarily.

It is clearly proved by the fact that the U.S. announced that it would stage as scheduled the joint military exercises Key Resolve, drill for preemptive nuclear attack on the north, though it is under pressure to reduce defense budget.

The DPRK does not want a war, but is not afraid of it at all.

If the U.S. imperialists ignite a war at last in this land, all the service personnel and people of the DPRK will give revengeful blow to them and achieve national reunification without fail.