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North Koreans toast after hearing the news of a rocket launch with beer at the newly-built Mansukyo Restaurant on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea appeared to successfully fire a long-range rocket Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un pushes forward with its quest to develop the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

South Korean protesters shout slogans during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket launch in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a giant step forward in its quest to develop the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead. The letters on the sign read " Out, Kim Jong Un." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

South Korean protesters burn the pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, North Korea flags and mock missiles during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket launch in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a giant step forward in its quest to develop the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

North Korean youths dance before the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate a rocket launch on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea appeared to successfully fire a long-range rocket Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un pushes forward with its quest to develop the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

North Korean youths in traditional Korean outfit play instruments in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theatre in Pyongyang, North Korea, to celebrate a rocket launch on Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea appeared to successfully fire a long-range rocket Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un pushes forward with its quest to develop the technology needed to deliver a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

South Korean religious leaders raise placards and shout slogans during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket launch in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday in its second launch under its new leader, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. The words read "Denounce North Korea's rocket launch and overthrow family succession through three generations!" (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean protesters hold the pictures of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket launch in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a giant step forward in its quest to develop the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead. The letters read "Out, Pro-North Korea politic." (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A man watches a TV screen broadcasting news on North Korea's rocket launch, at a railway station in Seoul on December 12, 2012. North Korea on December 12 launched a long-range rocket which Japanese authorities said passed over its southern island chain of Okinawa. It was the second launch this year, after a failed attempt in April. JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images

North Korean scientists work as a screen shows the Unha-3 (Milky Way 3) rocket being launched from a launch pad at the West Sea Satellite Launch Site, at the satellite control centre in Cholsan county, North Pyongan province in this picture released by the North's official KCNA news agency in Pyongyang December 12, 2012. KCNA said the picture was taken December 12, 2012. REUTERS/KCNA

In this monitor screen image taken and released by the Korean Central News Agency and distributed in Tokyo by the Korea News Service, the Unha-3 rocket lifts off from a launch site on the west coast, in the village of Tongchang-ri, about 56 kilometers (35 miles) from the Chinese border city of Dandong, North Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Korea Central News Agency via Korea News Service)

A South Korean protester aims a toy gun at an effigy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a rally denouncing North Korea's rocket launch in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a giant step forward in its quest to develop the technology to deliver a nuclear warhead. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Female members of a North Korean military band perform in celebration of the country's rocket launch in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea successfully fired a long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a big step forward in its quest to develop a nuclear missile. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

Scientists and technicians at the General Satellite Control and Command Center on the outskirts of Pyongyang watch the launch of the Unha-3 rocket from a launch site on the west coast, in the village of Tongchang-ri, about 56 kilometers (35 miles) from the Chinese border city of Dandong, North Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea successfully fired the long-range rocket on Wednesday, defying international warnings as the regime of Kim Jong Un took a big step forward in its quest to develop a nuclear missile. (AP Photo)

South Koreans watching a television report on North Korea's rocket launch are reflected in a TV screen at Seoul railway station in Seoul December 12, 2012. North Korea successfully launched a rocket on Wednesday, boosting the credentials of its new leader and stepping up the threat the isolated and impoverished state poses to its opponents. The rocket, which North Korea says was designed to put a weather satellite into orbit, has been labelled by the United States, South Korea and Japan as a test of technology that could one day deliver a nuclear warhead capable of hitting targets as far as the continental the United States. REUTERS/Lee Jae-Won

North Korean employees at a restaurant watch TV broadcast in Pyongyang, North Korea Wednesday noon, Dec. 12, 2012. North Koreaís state broadcaster has announced on TV that Pyongyangís rocket launch was a success. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

A North Korean KRT TV presenter announces the successful launch of a long-range rocket by North Korea in this December 12, 2012, still image taken from TV. North Korea successfully launched the rocket on Wednesday, boosting the credentials of its new leader and stepping up the threat the isolated and impoverished state poses to its opponents. The rocket, which North Korea says was designed to put a weather satellite into orbit, has been labelled by the U.S., South Korea and Japan as a test of technology that could one day deliver a nuclear warhead capable of hitting targets as far as the continental the United States.site. The words at the bottom of the still image is an announcement of the successful launch of the rocket. REUTERS/KRT via REUTERS TV

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak (C) talks to Defence Minister Kim Kwan-Jin (R) during an emergency meeting of the National Security Council after North Korea launched a long-range rocket, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on December 12, 2012. North Korea launched a long-range rocket on December 12, in defiance of UN sanctions threats over what Pyongyang's critics insist is a disguised ballistic missile test. YONHAP/AFP/Getty Images

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, speaks during an emergency meeting of the National Security Council at the presidential house in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday in its second launch under its new leader, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections.(AP Photo/Yonhap)

This Saturday Dec. 8, 2012 satellite image provided by GeoEye and annotated by 38 North, shows recent activity at the Sohae rocket launching facility in Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea. An analysis written for 38 North, the website of the U.S.-Korean Institute at John Hopkins Advanced International Studies, predicted it's likely to take until Dec. 12-13 to remove the Unha-3 rocket and more than a week to repair it, meaning a launch is unlikely before Dec. 21-22. (AP Photo/GeoEye, 38 North, North Korea Tech)

This Monday Dec. 10, 2012 satellite image provided by GeoEye and annotated by 38 North, shows recent activity at the Sohae rocket launching facility in Cholsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea. An analysis written for 38 North, the website of the U.S.-Korean Institute at John Hopkins Advanced International Studies, predicted it's likely to take until Dec. 12-13 to remove the Unha-3 rocket and more than a week to repair it, meaning a launch is unlikely before Dec. 21-22. (AP Photo/GeoEye, 38 North, North Korea Tech)

South Koreans watch public TV reporting a news about North Korea's rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday in its second launch under its new leader, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. The letters on the screen read " President Lee Myung-bak convened an emergency meeting of the National Security Council. " (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura speaks during a news conference in Tokyo Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 after North Korea fired a long-range rocket. North Korea fired the rocket Wednesday in its second launch under its new leader, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

FILE - This April 5, 2009 file image made from KRT video, shows the launch of a missile in Musudan-ri, North Korea. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days ahead of South Korean presidential elections. (AP Photo/KRT TV, File)

North Koreans walk in Pyongyang, in this photo taken by Kyodo December 12, 2012. Isolated and impoverished North Korea launched its second long- range rocket of 2012 on Wednesday and may have finally succeeded in putting a satellite into space, the stated aim of what critics say is a disguised ballistic missile test. REUTERS/Kyodo

(FILES) This file photo taken on December 6, 2012 shows Japanese Maritime Defense Force's Aegis cruiser Myoko (L) and Kongo (R) leaving the Sasebo naval base in Nagasaki prefecture. The Japanese government said on December 12, 2012 North Korea's missile passed over its southern island chain of Okinawa around 12 minutes after take-off. North Korea carried out on December 12, 2012 a widely criticised rocket launch, seen by many in the international community as a disguised ballistic missile test, the South Korean defence ministry said. JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images

Workers at Japan's Okinawa prefectural office in Naha watch the news for updates following a rocket launch by North Korea on December 12, 2012. The Japanese government said on December 12, 2012 North Korea's missile passed over its southern island chain of Okinawa around 12 minutes after take-off. North Korea carried out a widely criticised rocket launch, seen by many in the international community as a disguised ballistic missile test, the South Korean defence ministry said. JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images

The Sohae Launch Facility in North Korea in seen in this November 23, 2012 satellite image courtesy of DigitalGlobe. North Korea launched a rocket on Wednesday and the missile appears to have passed over Okinawa, Japan's government said. REUTERS/DigitalGlobe/Handout

FILE - In this April 8, 2012 file photo, a North Korean soldier stands in front of the country's Unha-3 rocket, slated for liftoff between April 12-16, at Sohae Satellite Station in Tongchang-ri, North Korea. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 in its second launch under its new leader, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)

A Japan Self-Defense Force's member runs toward a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor on southern Japanese island of Ishigaki Wednesday morning, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday morning in its second launch under its new leader, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

A Japan Self-Defense Force's helicopter hovers over Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptors on southern Japanese island of Ishigaki Wednesday morning, Dec. 12, 2012 after North Korea fired a long-range rocket. North Korea fired the rocket Wednesday morning in its second launch under its new leader, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)

FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2010 file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's son Kim Jong Un attends a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 in its second launch under its new leader, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu, File)

South Korean man uses his smartphone to take a television screen reporting a news about North Korea's rocket launch at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday in its second launch under its new leader, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. The letters on the screen read " North Korea's rocket launch seems to be successful." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

In this Oct. 10, 2010 photo, Kim Jong Un, right, along with his father and North Korea leader Kim Jong Il, left, attends during a massive military parade marking the 65th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea. North Korea fired a long-range rocket Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012 in its second launch under its new leader, South Korean officials said, defying warnings from the U.N. and Washington only days before South Korean presidential elections. (AP Photo/Kyodo News)