Gen. Paul Vallely: Iran Already Has Nuke, Making Deal 'Moot'

Iran already has a nuclear weapon, making the nuclear deal "a moot point," retired U.S. Army Gen. Paul Vallely told Newsmax TV on Thursday.

Decades of intelligence reports show that Tehran has "gotten the support from Russia, from North Korea and from China," Vallely told "Newsmax Prime" host J.D. Hayworth. "It's a cabal that's been set up to support the Iranian nuclear program.

"They have the launch systems. They have the guidance-control system. They have the detonation system. They have the warhead. And guess what? Russia and North Korea's tested everything for them.

"All they have to do is put it together like a tinker toy — and that's why they have the nuclear capability now," Vallely said. "The only reason Iran wants to do it is to get released some $150 billion in sanctions money they can use to further their programs."

Retired Army Col. Derek Harvey, former adviser to Gen. David Petraeus, agreed.

"It's very credible," he told Hayworth of Vallely. "I was a ballistic missile analyst for North Korea. I also worked on national intelligence estimates dealing with Iran and North Korea and nuclear aspirations.

"You don't need long-range ballistic missiles for conventional warheads. The only reason they have these intercontinental missiles that they're developing is for a nuclear-delivery capability."

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