SEOUL, Dhu-AlHijjah 19, 1436, Oct 3, 2015, SPA -- Development and deployment of a ballistic missile with a 500-mile range -- enough to hit any North Korean military target -- is planned by South Korea, UPI reported. The Korea Herald newspaper, quoting military sources, said deployment in anticipated by 2017. "Currently, we have developed ballistic missiles with a range of up to 500 km (310 miles), and the plan means extending the range to 800 km (497 miles)," a military source said. "We are aiming to deploy the missile with an 800 km range by 2017." Under a U.S.-South Korea defense guideline, Seoul was limited to missiles with a maximum range of about 186 miles, which was increased in 2012 given North Korea's increasing missile capabilities. The North has a relatively large assortment of ballistic missiles that can threaten South Korea, Japan, and the United States. Among them: The Rodong ballistic missile, with a range of about 826 miles; and with a range of as much as 2,485 miles. North Korea's Taepodong-2 missile, which presumably can hit parts of Alaska, was tested in 2009. --SPA 11:13 LOCAL TIME 08:13 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w