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history - Did Spock warn of disasters in the new Star Trek universe?


Did Spock Classic (in the new timeline universe) warn NuSpock of upcoming natural disasters? i.e. V'ger, the whale probe, Praxis and explosion, the Borg, violent first contacts, the wave from Generations, etc?



Answer



Whether he will is answerable only by waiting for the next movie.


Whether he can is another question (and the one I'll attempt to answer).


The events of the J.J. Abrams movie created a new timeline, so many of the events we've seen in the original timeline will no longer occur. But we've also seen plenty of events that were set in motion by things that happened before the timelines split, and that would not be affected by the events of the movie, either the destruction of the USS Kelvin or the later events.


Here are some examples of threats that should still be approaching Federation space, and that Spock could warn about:



The "butterfly effect" might prevent some of these, but it hardly seems realistic that it would prevent all of them. (Then again, realism isn't necessarily the deciding factor.)



The Temporal Prime Directive, as mentioned in Keen's answer, might theoretically prevent Spock from revealing this information. On the other hand, I personally hope that he'd adopt the same attitude as Doc Brown in Back to the Future:



Marty McFly: What about all that talk about screwing up future events? The space-time continuum?


Dr. Emmett Brown: Well, I figured, what the hell?




UPDATE : In the sequel movie, "Star Trek Into Darkness", young Spock did consult with "Spock Prime" regarding the situation they found themselves in (avoiding spoilers):



As you know, I have made a vow never to give you information that could potentially alter your destiny. Your path is yours to walk, and yours alone.


That being said, ...




followed by advice based on his knowledge of the original timeline. He didn't literally say "Well, I figured, what the hell?", but it seems to be the same general idea.


Since Leonard Nimoy, sadly, is no longer with us, I presume old Spock won't appear in the next movie. I have no idea how they're going to handle that.


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