JAPAN-NKOREA-MISSILE

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (2nd L) gives a speech as he addresses soldiers while in front of a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile launcher at the Defence Ministry in Tokyo on December 7, 2012. Japan on December 7 issued the order to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens the nation's territory, the top government official said. Tokyo has readied surface-to-air missiles in and around Tokyo, as well as in Okinawa, and is putting its armed forces on standby ahead of Pyongyang's planned missile launch. AFP PHOTO / Toru YAMANAKA (Photo credit should read TORU YAMANAKA/AFP via Getty Images)