In 1952 Stalin made an offer to the west that instead of Germany remaining East and West it would be unified. Said unified state would have an independent government and army, it would also be unconditionally neutral. Stalin had intended this offer to be rejected, it was simply a ruse to cripple West German support for the Adenauer government and halt the rearmament of West Germany. But when it was put forward to the west some Western leaders thought it had merit and actually considered this as a plausible idea.
So what would have happened if we had a "Grey" state in the middle of Cold War Europe? This neutral state would probably be considered dangerous by both sides, and possibly could have even started a Third World War. This Third World War over Germany might have even led to a fourth one over the remains of an aggressive, independent Germany.
Would this state have attacked East or West? What would happen if Russia and the US had gone to war with this neutral Germany in the middle?
Discuss.
So what would have happened if we had a "Grey" state in the middle of Cold War Europe? This neutral state would probably be considered dangerous by both sides, and possibly could have even started a Third World War. This Third World War over Germany might have even led to a fourth one over the remains of an aggressive, independent Germany.
Would this state have attacked East or West? What would happen if Russia and the US had gone to war with this neutral Germany in the middle?
Discuss.