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As I said earlier I got the Film Companion book and the ending is confirmed in it. I quoth

"...Their invasion of Afghanistan nearly ignites World War III until a series of massive energy blasts, purportedly the work of Doc Manhattan obliterate population centres around the globe; in the face of this dangerous threat Nixon and Gorbachev agree to a peacful co-existence."

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