NORTH KOREA HAS LAUNCHED A MISSILE BUT IT WAS NOT THE INTERCONTINENTAL MISSILE BEING MONITORED BY THE UNITED STATES, CNN REPORTED ON TUESDAY, QUOTING SOURCES. CNN SAID THE MISSILE, REPORTED TO HAVE LANDED IN THE SEA OFJAPAN, WAS SMALLER THAN NORTH KOREA'S TAEPODONG-2 MISSILE, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE CAPABLE OF HITTING SOME PARTS OF ALASKA, ACCORDING TO REUTERS.