
The Army plans to deploy a missile-defense battery to South Korea within 10 months, the commander of U.S. Forces Korea said recently.Defense Department officials including Secretary Ash Carter and Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley have talked of plans to station a Lockheed Martin [LMT] Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in South Korea to counter North Korean sabre rattling since the deployment was announced in July.Gen. Vincent Brooks, who commands all U.S. Forces in Korea, mentioned the specific…