I stay informed about political issues through watching news, reading news papers, and even subscribing online to be informed. There are many other ways to be informed about political issues, these are the most common ones.
A bit more info: Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union from 1967 to 1979. The era was a time of increased trade and cooperation with the Soviet Union and the signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) treaties
