North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile on Saturday in local time, Korean news service Yonhap reported citing South Korea's military.

Yonhap reported that the test appears to have failed.

One U.S. official confirmed to NBC news that there was a test, but that it was not nuclear.

The incident comes as the United States reconsiders its strategy in dealing with the isolated nation.

On Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson urged the United Nations to take new sanctions against North Korea.

House Majority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy said on Thursday that the chamber would hold a vote on sanctions next week, which he said would target North Korea's shipping industry and "those who employ North Korean slave labor abroad."