The United States, Great Britain, and France all seemed to think that everything was happening too fast, that international security was at risk should the new Germany not confirm its membership in NATO (which Germany finally did). But for a few months, there were fears that Russia would demand Germany’s withdrawal from the Alliance as a condition of its agreement to reunification.
这些事件对德国及其盟友都产生了深远的影响。美英法三国都认为事情来得太过突然，如果当时新德国不确认其北约成员国资格的话（德国随后确认了），那么国际安全将危如累卵。在那几个月间，各国都担心俄罗斯会将德国退出北约作为同意其统一的先决条件。