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From: merchant@dartvax.UUCP (Peter Merchant)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Back in time
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 10:15:47 EDT
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Posted: Thu May 23 10:15:47 1985
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> Since the enterprise can go back in time, I would assume that the
> Romulans and Klingons also have that capability.
> 
> Now, since the Romulans and the Klingons are such a nasty bunch, why
> wouldnt they go back in time to old earth, and Nuke the poor,
> helpless and defenseless earth?
> 
> That would solve all their problems about neutral zones, etc...
> 
> 
> -- 
>    Timothy D. Thomas                 SUNY/Buffalo Computer Science

Well, there are two ways to "go back in time."  One of them has something
to do with really amazing accelleration or something like it.  The second
is to use the Guardian of Forever.

Now, possibly the Klingons (who aren't very science minded) haven't figured
out the accelleration bit yet.  The Guardian is on the Fed side.

Also, supposedly, the Guardian is guarded now by a contingent from Federation,
Klingon, and Romulan Empires.  They wouldn't let people go through to muck 
with each other's pasts.

A good story I read in one of the "New Voyages" books had to do with the Klingons
attempting to drag information about the Guardian out of Jim.  He escapes,
is insane, and jumps through the Guardian, ending up in the 1950s.  Interesting
story.
--
"You programmed the selector                 Peter Merchant
 just the way I like it."