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The Milley Miasma

Who controls the nukes got lost in the partisan uproar

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Jeff Stein
Sep 18, 2021
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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 …

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