North Korea's failed missile launch likely not ICBM: U.S. official

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is a high degree of confidence that North Korea's failed missile launch was not an intercontinental ballistic missile, but the U.S. assessment is still ongoing, a U.S. official said on Saturday on condition of anonymity. A second U.S. official said the missile launch was a land-based one. (Reporting by Phil Stewart; Writing by Yeganeh Torbati; Editing by Sandra Maler)