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First, we must have armed forces and defenses strong enough to ward off sudden attack against strategic positions and key facilities essential to ensure sustained resistance and ultimate victory.
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Roosevelt emphasizes the importance of military readiness to protect vital national interests during his 1945 State of the Union address.
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