Japan preps for N. Korea rocket launch

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting is held at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 7, 2012. Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto ordered the same day the destruction of a projectile should any part of it threaten to fall onto Japanese territory, stepping up preparations for a long-range rocket North Korea has said it will launch sometime during a 13-day period from Dec. 10.

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