Nichols getting the formula would affect the timeline more. Nichols could become disgustingly rich off the formula for its military as well as practical applications. Therefore, anyone with this formula could potentially manipulate key industries, stocks, and possibly nations.
Unless there were some significant contribution from Gillian's future offspring, her disappearance wouldn't affect the timeline as much as she would merely be listed as one of hundreds of millions of women who go missing globally every year.
Agreed. Chekov leaving his phaser behind probably had the biggest impact. We can only hope the interrogator assumed it was a toy gun and simply threw it away.
Is that supposed to be a Klingon disrupter or some kind of Vulcan weapon? It doesn't look like the phasers they had in TWOK. Actually looks like an older garage door opener.
👷👳 Bob the Builder and Hadji walk into a bar...