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THE Y2K MILLENIUM BUG

It’s the end of 1998, with the turn of a new millennium just moments away. Yet a tiny flaw buried in millions of computer systems is threatening to crash the modern world. Known as the Y2K Bug, this coding oversight causes computers to misread the year “2000” as “1900” and could trigger catastrophic failures the moment the new millennium begins. Banking systems could shut down, planes could fall, missiles could misfire, and even nuclear protocols are at risk.

In Washington. D.C, an emergency task force has been assembled. The most powerful figures from global tech, government, defense, and international advisors have one critical job: stop the bug from ending the world. Delegates must coordinate emergency patches, decide what to prioritize, and navigate cover-ups, leaks, corporate greed, and geopolitical tensions, all while preventing hysteria within the public.

Some want transparency. Others want silence. But the bug doesn’t care who’s in charge.

The countdown has already begun. Systems are failing, trust is eroding, and the line between order and chaos is thin. In this room, every decision could change the course of history.

Will the world enter the new millennium unscathed, or collapse before the clock strikes twelve?

NOTE: This committee will have low- to medium-level crisis elements.


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