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[LOTR] Would Sauron die if you'd drop an atom bomb on Mordor?
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His body would be destroyed, but Sauron is a Maiar, he's the same type of being as Gandalf and Durin's Bane (the Moria Balrog,) but a much higher class of that being.  He is totally immortal, so while destroying his body and his fortresses and orcs would buy you a substantial amount of time, he would eventually retake physical form and rebuild his fortresses and orcs.  Barad-dur as well would be rebuilt every time you destroyed it, no matter how thoroughly, since Sauron poured his power into its foundations, so while you can destroy its exterior with a nuke, its foundations are indestructible until you destroy the One Ring or Sauron's soul itself.