13690. THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS: DECISION-MAKING. Examines the decision-making models and processes which shaped the formulation of U.S. foreign policy during the Ex Comm meetings. Considers why the U.S. was so surprised by the Soviet missile deployment in Cuba; why the Soviets decided to place the missiles there in the first place; why the U.S. and Kennedy in particular responded as they did; and why the Soviets ultimately "backed down" and removed the missiles. 14 pages, 10 footnotes, 5 bibliographic sources.