Contextualization: What ideological war was America involved in when President Eisenhower gave this speech? How might that have influenced his words when he says: "now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense"?

What is the meaning of "full tide" as it is used in this sentence? before i could explain to her the differences of language in this world, she was embarked on the full tide of another subject. a long and involved argument an inaccurate representation a detailed and lively discussion an uncontrollable flood