6:45 p.m. ET, May 24, 2018

In North Korea, there's a feeling of "a lot more anger" toward the US right now

CNN's Will Ripley, who's in North Korea right now, said the feeling on the ground is filled "with a lot more anger towards the United States."

He said he's waiting for an official reaction from the country's leaders.

"We're going to wait until something is put out from the higher level of the government," he said. "My sense is that the North Korean response is not going to be good. They're going to feel that the Americans have shown their true colors here."

"Any trust that was started to be built up between the United States and North Korea probably completely shattered at this point as a result of this. Frankly, it's really anyone's guess what's going to to happen next here."

Ripley and other international journalists were invited to North Korea to watch the apparent destruction of at least three nuclear tunnels, observation buildings, a metal foundry and living quarters at its Punggye-ri nuclear test site on Thursday.

While North Korean officials were disappointed about destroying the facility, they were hoping it would lead to better opportunities for their country.