The puppet regime of south Korea in a "statement" spoke ill of the DPRK, grumbling about the "provocative act" and urging "responsible behavior."

Rodong Sinmun Wednesday commenting on the facts says: This is a vivid manifestation of a sinister attempt to pass the buck for the present tension on the Korean Peninsula to the DPRK, cover up their provocative nature and intensify their moves to ignite a war against the DPRK.

It is so ridiculous and impertinent for them to make a big fuss even though they have stoked the danger of nuclear war with their reckless military provocations.

No one can take the issue with the measures for self-defence taken by the DPRK to defend the country, socialism, peace and security now that the U.S. and the south Korean puppet forces' enmity against it has reached the extremity.

They can never conceal their true colors as criminals who brought about the worst tension on the peninsula by which a nuclear war may break out any moment even though they are vociferating about "provocations" and the like.

The ulterior purpose sought by warmongers in malignantly slandering the regular military drills of the KPA was to escalate their moves to unleash a war against the north under the pretext of coping with the "provocations from the north."

The validity of DPRK's nuclear deterrence has been fully proven again. The DPRK will bolster its nuclear deterrence for self-defence true to the line on simultaneously pushing forward economic construction and the nuclear force up-building.