Does North Korea Really Have The H-Bomb?

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The latest on North Korea's announcement that it conducted a hydrogen bomb test Wednesday...

The main newspaper in North Korea, the Workers' Daily, hailed the country's nuclear test as a success, and all the other state-controlled media left no doubt about the official report of the hydrogen bomb detonation.

North Korean media report only official news, and any other version of events can't be spoken about openly.

The newspaper headline in Korean read: "Statement of the government of DPRK on the complete success of Korea's first hydrogen bomb test."

On the street, people were reading the newspaper on display stands.

Student Ryu Jin said: "If we look back at our history, we can see it is true that if we are weak, the people will be crying, but if our country is strong, then it will be our enemies who are crying. As a small country, we have suffered in the past, but now we have got a hydrogen bomb, there is nothing greater than this. It really makes me feel strong."

Another Pyongyang resident, Ri Chon Hyang, says the nuclear test made him happy. He added: "Not just me, my friends are also so happy, we don't know how to put it into words. This gives strength and enthusiasm to all of us here as we are trying to make progress in the new year."

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