Similarly, with the unratified SALT II, there was what was also understood as gentlemen's agreements even though SALT II wasn't ratified; both the United States and the Soviet Union agreed, without being formal about it, that they would abide by certain provisions.
Parallèlement, le traité SALT 11 n'étant pas ratifié, il existe ce qu'on appelle un engagement d'honneur entre les États-Unis et l'Union soviétique, les deux pays s'étant engagé, mais de façon informelle, à respecter certaines dispositions du traité.