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1) It was already on the periphery of the SU sphere of influence, not central (unlike the unlucky Hungary, Czechoslovakia etc)
2) It was already agreed it will be 50:50 sphere of influence SU:US, at Yalta conference only couple of years back
3) In 1948 SU still lacked the atom bomb, while US already got it
4) Memory of WW2 still very fresh, would SU risk confrontation with US over far&away lands
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1) It was already on the periphery of the SU sphere of influence, not central (unlike the unlucky Hungary, Czechoslovakia etc)
2) It was already agreed it will be 50:50 sphere of influence SU:US, at Yalta conference only couple of years back
3) In 1948 SU still lacked the atom bomb, while US already got it
4) Memory of WW2 still very fresh, would SU risk confrontation with US over far&away lands