NEW : US Secretary of State Clinton says U.S. has no plans to shoot rocket down . N. Korea positions what analyst is believes is long - range missile for launch . The United States has no plans to shoot down the North Korean rocket , U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Wednesday , but will raise the issue with the U.N. Security Council if Pyongyang carries out a launch . ` Taepodong 2 rocket could launch either a warhead or a missile . North Koreans have said they plan to launch a communications satellite .
NEW : US Secretary of State Clinton says U.S. has no plans to shoot rocket down . N. Korea positions what analyst is believes is long - range missile for launch . Taepodong 2 rocket could launch either a warhead or a missile . North Koreans have said they plan to launch a communications satellite .