Heavy snow may be delaying a North Korean rocket launch, according to satellite images, but Pyongyang could still be ready for liftoff in a couple days. TODAY's Erica Hill reports.By ReutersWASHINGTON -- The United States is shifting warships into position to track and possibly defend against a planned North Korean rocket launch, while urging Pyongyang to cancel its second such attempt this year, the head of the U.S. Pacific Command said Thursday.
Adm. Samuel Locklear, who commands U.S. forces in the Asia-Pacific region, said warships were being moved to the best locations to track the rocket during its launch and flight, which North Korea has set for sometime between Dec. 10 and 22.
Follow @NBCNewsWorld (https://twitter.com/NBCNewsWorld) The United States is watching preparations for the launch "very closely," he told a Pentagon news conference.
He said U.S. warships were being moved to monitor the rocket, as they were when Pyongyang attempted a similar launch in April.
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