Every powerful nation is pressing ahead with technological advances, but its the Chinese who have got most of their peers worried with the development of multi-warhead missiles.

China remained quiet on its plans before eventually confirming the existence of an intercontinental ballistic missile that can apparently carry 10 nuclear warheads up to 12,000 kilometres.

The Dongfeng-41A continues a long line of nuclear-capable missiles, dating back to the likes of the 1964 Dongfeng 2 on display at Beijing's Military Museum, and while not illegal is widely condemned by the world's leading nuclear powers