North Korean launch was of medium or intermediate-range missile - U.S. military

The United States detected a North Korean test-launch of either a medium- or intermediate-range ballistic missile, the U.S. military's Strategic Command said on Saturday, adding the missile did not pose a threat to North America. "U.S. Strategic Command systems detected and tracked what we assess was a North Korean missile launch at 4:55 p.m. CST," spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Martin O'Donnell said. "The launch of a medium- or intermediate-range ballistic missile occurred near the northwest