US, others, against North Korea rocket launch

CREATED Dec. 12, 2012

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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The White House is calling today's launch of a long-range rocket by North Korea a "highly provocative act that threatens regional security."

North Korea successfully fired the rocket that the U.S., South Korea and Japan see as a test of technology needed to mount a nuclear warhead on a missile.

Even China, North Korea's closest ally, is expressing "regret" that the North went ahead with the launch.