Monday November 19, 2007
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As the political crisis unfolds in Pakistan, questions have been raised about the security of its nuclear weapons. We'll look at the evolving situation there and what might happen if the nuclear arsenal should fall into the wrong hands.
David Armstrong, Co-author of "America and the Islamic Bomb: The Deadly Compromise." He is bureau chief of the National Security News Service in Washington, DC
Deepa Ollapally, Dr. Ollapally is a senior fellow at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the Elliott School for International Affairs at George Washington University. She's also author of the forthcoming book, "The Politics and Geopolitics of Extremism in South Asia."
George Perkovich, Vice president for studies-global security and economic development-and director of the non-proliferation program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Sherlock Holmes, the fictional genius of deductive reasoning, is a famous figure, but far less is known about his creator, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A previously unpublished collection of his letters offers new insights into the real life character behind the literary world's beloved detective.
Daniel Stashower, co-editor: Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters
previous books include: "Teller of Tales," ,"The Beautiful Cigar Girl," and "Edgar Allan Poe and the Invention of Murder."