How does Eisenhower describe the

"hostile ideology" we are facing?

President Eisenhower believed that the United States had "to maintain balance" between defense spending and the needs of a healthy economy.

Explanation:

In his speech, Eisenhower warned that the United States faced a "hostile ideology" global in scope, atheistic in character, ruthless in purpose," and must bear "without complaint the burdens of a long and complex struggle."