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What would a Germany which was reunified in 1952 look like?

For instance, would this Germany have joined NATO after the collapse of the Soviet Union (if this event won't change in this TL)? Also, what would the attitude of a neutral unified Germany be towards various European integration projects? Would it (be compelled to) reject them due to the belief that these institutions will push Germany out of its neutrality (which appears to have been Austria's position up to the end of the Cold War in our TL)?

Also, what would have been the economic policies of such a united Germany?

In addition to this, what would have been the immigration policy of such a united Germany? For instance, would it have still accepted as many immigrants as it did in our TL over the last several decades?

Also, what effect would this have had on the rest of Europe as well as on the Cold War in general?

Finally, would this Germany have been willing to try pursuing territorial revision in Europe? Indeed, memories of the post-World War II expulsions of ethnic Germans from Eastern Europe would have still been fresh at the point of German reunification in this TL; thus, even if Germany was compelled to formally recognize the Oder-Neisse Line in exchange for the Soviet Union agreeing to this reunification, Germany might still try pursuing territorial revision in the future. (Indeed, the fact that Weimar Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 certainly did not prevent its subsequent attempts to engage in territorial revision.)

Anyway, any thoughts on all of this?
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