DPRK Rocket Lauch> World Reaction
Soldiers stand next to a Japanese Self-Defence Force Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Akita, northern Japan March 31, 2009.
US President Barack Obama, pushing plans to rid the world of nuclear arms, said Sunday that Pyongyang's launch of a long-range rocket underscores the urgency of his weapons agenda.