nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor2|||Years Before The Pandemic, War Games Predicted A ‘Global Tempest’||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||In the early 2000s, war games about pandemics popped up. But participants say the outbreak threat couldn’t compete with more visible national security concerns such as wars and terrorist attacks.