Both the Democratic and Republican Parties would support the idea that the United States should defend itself both in times of war and when it feels as though it's being threatened, since both parties believe deeply in national security.
Nominal GDP is the market value of goods and services produced in an economy undigested for inflammation. Real GDP is nominal GDP, adjusted to reflect changed in real output. The main difference between nominal GDP in real GDP is the adjustment for implantation since nominal GDP is calculated using current prices it does not require any adjustments for inflation.
The end of World War ll led directly to the Cold War, which primarily led to the end of communism in Russia