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Nuclear (Weapons & Warfare, Books): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Books Best Sellers data for Nuclear (Weapons & Warfare, Books), updated Nov 2, 2026: median price $16.84, median 373 reviews, average rating 4.5 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 27/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $11.46 – $22.94 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.5 |
| New releases (90 days) | 10% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Books |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 42% of the parent category Weapons & Warfare (890), one of the easier corners under it.
- Its review barrier is higher than in 73% of Books categories: the median best seller has 373 reviews, so new books need time to build up.
Top 10 Nuclear best sellers
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Nuclear War: A Scenario
- List rank#1
- Price$14.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews13,091
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Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
- List rank#2
- Price$24.03
- Rating4.6
- Reviews411
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Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base
- List rank#3
- Price$25.95
- Rating4.5
- Reviews3,408
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Making of the Atomic Bomb: 25th Anniversary Edition
by Richard Rhodes
- List rank#4
- Price$32.79
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,188
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White Malice: The CIA and the Covert Recolonization of Africa
by Susan Williams
- List rank#5
- Price$16.99
- Rating4.7
- Reviews451
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Hiroshima
by John Hersey
- List rank#6
- Price$4.99
- Rating4.4
- Reviews5,988
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The End of Everything: How Wars Descend into Annihilation
- List rank#7
- Price$12.75
- Rating4.6
- Reviews2,850
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The Pentagon's Brain: An Uncensored History of DARPA, America's Top-Secret Military Research Agency
- List rank#8
- Price$15.82
- Rating4.5
- Reviews2,379
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Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America
- List rank#9
- Price$23.17
- Rating4.7
- Reviews3,618
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Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety
by Eric Schlosser
- List rank#10
- Price$25.95
- Rating4.6
- Reviews4,227
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FAQ
Is Nuclear a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 27/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 373 reviews and sells for $16.84.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Nuclear?
The median best seller has 373 reviews, and 16% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Nuclear best sellers cost?
The median price is $16.84; half of the best sellers are priced between $11.46 and $22.94.
Can new books break into Nuclear?
10% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.