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Letter: The risks of sending messages to the past

Published 17 June 2026

From Hillary Shaw, Newport, Shropshire, UK

Regarding sending messages back in time, I would be very wary of sending anything back to the 1930s or 40s because of the butterfly effect. A slight change in history and Hitler wins the war. Maybe the only safe message to send back is “Change Nothing Now” (Letters, 30 May).

Issue no. 3600 published 20 June 2026

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