The Biden administration threw its support on Wednesday behind the potential sale of US F-16 fighter jets to Turkey, a day after Ankara lifted a veto of NATO membership for Finland and Sweden. Celeste Wallander, Assistant Secretary for Defense for International Security Affairs at Pentagon, told reporters on a call that strong Turkish defense capabilities would reinforce NATO’s defenses. “The United States supports Turkey’s modernisation of its fighter fleet because that is a contribution to NATO security and therefore American security,” she said. “These plans are in the works. And, they need…