Panetta warns `` there will be consequences '' U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta called the launch `` clear provocation . '' New sanctions are unlikely , an analyst who served on a White House panel says . China says it is happy for North Korea ; North Korea expresses regret about the launch . White House cites `` threat from North Korea , '' calls the launch `` clear provocation ''
Panetta warns `` there will be consequences '' New sanctions are unlikely , an analyst who served on a White House panel says . China says it is happy for North Korea ; North Korea expresses regret about the launch . White House cites `` threat from North Korea , '' calls the launch `` clear provocation ''