Is Germany a nuclear power?

There are the weapon and generation sides of this question. Let's take them separately. Weapons Germany's military does have 10-20 (or more by some reports) US-supplied B61 thermonuclear warheads. read more

Nuclear power in Germany accounted for 17.7% of national electricity supply in 2011, compared to 22.4% in 2010. German nuclear power began with research reactors in the 1950s and 1960s with the first commercial plant coming online in 1969. read more

Nuclear Power in Germany (Updated May 2018) Germany until March 2011 obtained one-quarter of its electricity from nuclear energy, using 17 reactors. The figure is now about 12% from seven reactors, while 42% of electricity comes from coal, the majority of that from lignite. read more

Germany's coalition government has announced a reversal of policy that will see all the country's nuclear power plants phased out by 2022. The decision makes Germany the biggest industrial power to announce plans to give up nuclear energy. read more