Yes, this is nothing new.
As a side note, there are "secret conditions" that have been created in fictional versions of the Cold War, and it does make sense, because it does seem sometimes that the USSR removed something they didn't have to.
For example in the video game Metal Gear Solid 3, the USSR agrees to remove the missiles only if their fictional prominent nuclear missile scientist (who had defected) is returned to them, so he could complete work on a more advanced weapon.
I guess that doesn't belong to Politics, but it's interesting to think, "if there was anything we didn't know about that was said or agreed, and still don't know, what could they be?".
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