The Milley Miasma

Who controls the nukes got lost in the partisan uproar

We live in Strangelovian times.

Fact is, the only thing that can stop an unhinged president from starting an unprovoked war or even a surprise nuclear strike is a guy like Gen. Mark A. Milley. And there’s the rub.

The Uniform Code of Military Justice requires sworn officers to carry out even a horrible order—of which there have been many in the annals of …