National security dynamics have shifted since the Cold War, but seeking peace through strength and fostering commerce abroad should still guide diplomacy.

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Negotiating from military strength, he tried to reduce the strains of the Cold War.

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Even though it was clear by 1950 that we were engaged in a Cold War with Moscow, we foolishly let U.S. military strength deteriorate from impressive WWII peaks.

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It drew strength from the not-so-young people who braved the bitter cold and scorching heat to knock on doors of perfect strangers, and from the millions of Americans who volunteered and organized and proved that more than two centuries later a government of the people, by the people, and for the people has not perished from the Earth.

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Most of all, he said, Reagan was a "firm believer in the strength of the United States" who played an instrumental role in ending the Cold War.

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During the Cold War, leaders recognized that a robust energy supply was a sign of power, economic strength and prosperity.

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Gems level up and their requirements increase as they grow in power, so an intelligence based skill such as Cold Ring will have to stay at a low level in order to be usable by a strength heavy character, but technically all classes have all skills open to them .

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