Why did USSR allow for Austrian reunification but not German?

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Both Germany and Austria were divided into four occupation zones following World War II, and Vienna was divided like Berlin. So why was there an East Germany and a Berlin Wall for so long but there was never an East Austria and a Vienna Wall?

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The USSR had to ensure Germany as a whole did not become a NATO member.

Due to the geography of Eastern Europe, an attack through the eastern plains of Germany would have been one of the most likely courses of war – Austrias location and geography was a non-threat in that regard

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