Should Gen Mark Milley's actions be investigated for treason? Did he commit an act of treason?

No, look up why hot lines between Moscow and US were put in.

His only bosses are the SecDef and the POTUS. Unless those two decide to take action....ain't nothing gonna happen.

I have never been CJCS or even a General. Heck, I've never even been an Officer.

But....


I have to imagine that at least *part* of the job of the CJCS is interfacing with foreign Generals and discussing strategic agreements. He is not the State Department, and should not be *creating* or *authorizing* strategic agreements but laying the foundations prior to, and then discussing implementation afterwards I would imagine as part of his bailiwick.

So, in that light, stating that, yes, our nuclear arms are secure, would not be a violation. Telling them he would warn of nuclear attack walks dangerously close - but *talking about* doing something is different than actually *doing* it.

Either way, it would not be treason unless we are actually at war with China, which we are not. They can be accurately described as an adversary or possibly even a hostile power. But not an actual war-time enemy.