The report states, “The test was carried out as part of practical measures of counteraction to defend the country's security and sovereignty in the face of the ferocious hostile act of the U.S. which wantonly violated the DPRK's legitimate right to launch satellite for peaceful purposes.”

The U.S. occupies the southern portion of Korea, and is the barrier to Korea’s reunification.

In recent weeks, the U.S. military has dispatched more military forces to the region and conducted provocative military exercises.

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The statement also noted: “The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea successfully conducted one more underground nuclear test on May 25 as part of the measures to bolster up its nuclear deterrent for self-defense in every way as requested by its scientists and technicians.”

“The current nuclear test was safely conducted on a new higher level in terms of its explosive power and technology of its control and the results of the test helped satisfactorily settle the scientific and technological problems arising in further increasing the power of nuclear weapons and steadily developing nuclear technology.”

The U.S. government has consistently maintained a policy hostile to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and occupies the southern half of the Korean Peninsula.

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