Joint-Crisis Committees: Cuban Missile Crisis   Description In October 1962, the deployment of Soviet nuclear missiles to Cuba generated an international crisis that portrayed the pinnacle of Cold War tensions. The Cuban Missile Crisis Joint Committee will be a challenging and unique experience during which delegates will relive this confrontation between the Soviet Union and the United States. As members of the United States National Security Council or the Cuban Council of State, delegates will be charged with the tasks of constructing their nation's foreign policy, reacting to the ever-changing dynamics of the crisis, fully representing their nation's ideology, and exploring the full extent of their diplomatic skills all while averting a nuclear catastrophe. While the Soviet Politburo will not be represented, its presence will be most certainly be felt and allow delegates to explore the depth of the nuanced relationships of these three national bodies. Staff Crisis Director: Maria Insalaco Cuban Council of State Chair: Eleanna Varangis Background Guide Executive Committee of the U.S. National Security Council Chair: Jonathan Hollander Background Guide