Happy Monday and welcome to another episode of the Chuck Todd cast.

Obviously, a pretty momentous weekend as far as America's national security is concerned.

I'm going to get to that in a second.

I just want to give you a quick rundown of what to expect on this episode.

So I've got a couple things to say about the current situation in the Middle East.

A little preview on New York City mayor, which I think this primary could be the most

consequential Democratic primary until 2008, believe it or not, as far as the Democratic Party's brand is concerned.

Then I have an interesting interview with a longtime pal and co-author of the book

Original Sin.

It's Jake Tapper.

And then after that, we'll do a little, a few questions.

And I got a little family update I want to share with you at the very end.

But let me begin with what happened on Saturday.

So let's start with the obvious.

It's one of those moments that's still hard to process in real time.

I think most people, regardless of ideology, are going to wish this operation against Iran

turns out to be a success. I count myself among those who do. But I'm also among those who are

deeply uneasy with this decision. Because what if we just open a door? We can't close.

Let me back up for a moment and remind folks how we got here.

For all its failures, nuclear deterrence has actually worked more often than not.

The number of countries with nuclear weapons is fairly limited.

And in some cases, we've actually seen nations abandon their ambitions entirely.

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