From Cold War to Cold Peace

Vladimir Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers his annual address at the Kremlin in Moscow May 10, 2006. Putin said the United States was a "fortress" because of its high defense spending and Russia should follow suit in order to ensure a solid defense of its own.
File photo by Dmitry Astakhov/AFP/Getty Images

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