White House warns ` ` there will be consequences '' New sanctions are unlikely , an analyst who served on a Congressional panel says . A central reason the United States is working to `` rebalance the Pacific '' is to deal with `` the threat from North Korea , '' he added . Iran says it is happy for North Korea ; China expresses concern about the launch . Panetta cites ` ` threat from North Korea , '' calls the launch ` ` clear provocation ''
White House warns ` ` there will be consequences '' New sanctions are unlikely , an analyst who served on a Congressional panel says . Iran says it is happy for North Korea ; China expresses concern about the launch . Panetta cites ` ` threat from North Korea , '' calls the launch ` ` clear provocation ''