Maj. Gen. John L. Rafferty Jr. just stepped into one of the most sensitive jobs in the U.S. military — and you weren’t supposed to feel it. A three-decade artillery veteran is now holding the keys to America’s space and missile shield as global threats spike and Washington quietly pushes through a wave of polarizing confirmations. Behind the ceremonial promotions lies a brutal fight over who controls the nation’s most advanced weapons, who gets to shape the next war, and who will be blamed if the first shot comes from space. Rafferty’s rise isn’t just another line in the Pentagon ledger. It’s a warning that the battlefield has already mov… Continues…