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What if, the new government of Hungary would have been accepted NATO membership before the Soviet intervention? Would this have delayed Soviet response indefinitely or would there have been heated negotiations over Hungary between the West and USSR? This question was inspired by an interview with a Hungarian survivor of the Revolution that shared the hope Hungary expressed to align with the West against the Soviets.