| |  | Weaver, Stephen D. | On the Brink: Using Visual Analytics to Explore Decisions Made During the Cuban Missile Crisis read moreAbstract: The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis was a pivotal time in the history of civilization. Many difficult decisions were made by a plethora of persons having different backgrounds, motives, beliefs, and intentions—while under extraordinarily intense pressure. In our paper, we discuss an approach designed for exploratory analysis of the decisions made using ontologies and based in visual analytics. With customized software to support our work, we will demonstrate how the Cuban Missile Crisis unfolded with a novel approach.  This article is not yet tagged | 2007 |