(Just a random pondering, inspired by a passing mention/story element in a draft I wrote for Lilitou's "Alternate Elections" anthology)
What would it take for a united, neutral Germany to be created in the wake of WWII (late 1940s-early 1950s)? The closest I've found to any proposals on this process is the 1952 "Stalin Note", which may have been a ploy (as Adenauer firmly believed), a test of the Western Alliance, or a genuine offer to set up a neutralist, largely disarmed German state (though presumably still with a strong Communist element, as I doubt the USSR would relinquish all influence, and would remain wary of any revanchism no matter how much of a buffer existed with the Warsaw Pact).
If somehow this kind of agreement is made and lasts, would the borders of a neutral Germany still be what they became in OTL's 1989? Also, what does this do for/to NATO, and the broader Cold War?
What would it take for a united, neutral Germany to be created in the wake of WWII (late 1940s-early 1950s)? The closest I've found to any proposals on this process is the 1952 "Stalin Note", which may have been a ploy (as Adenauer firmly believed), a test of the Western Alliance, or a genuine offer to set up a neutralist, largely disarmed German state (though presumably still with a strong Communist element, as I doubt the USSR would relinquish all influence, and would remain wary of any revanchism no matter how much of a buffer existed with the Warsaw Pact).
If somehow this kind of agreement is made and lasts, would the borders of a neutral Germany still be what they became in OTL's 1989? Also, what does this do for/to NATO, and the broader Cold War?
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