The US military has deployed a THAAD air defense battery in Israel. This step should strengthen Israel’s integrated air defense system, reports Pentagon. Pentagon spokesperson Major General Pat Ryder said that at the direction of US President Joe Biden, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin authorized the deployment of a THAAD battery and associated US military personnel to Israel to help strengthen Israel’s air defense. “The THAAD Battery will augment Israel’s integrated air defense system. This action underscores the United States’ ironclad commitment to the defense of Israel, and to defend A…