The Manhattaning

Overview
October 12th, 1987. 5:27 PM EST

Adrian Veidt presses the button, putting his plan into action. 27 bombs explode across the world, exploding in a display with a distinct energy signature to Dr. Manhattan thereby framing him for these cities' destruction.

The cities which are targets include:

1. London, England

2. Paris, France

3. Cairo, Egypt

4. Istanbul, Turkey

5. Moscow, USSR

6. Tehran, Iran

7. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

8. Delhi, India

9. Washington, DC, United States

10. Boston, Massachusetts, United States

11. Dhaka, Bangladesh

12. Bangkok, Thailand

13. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

14. Shanghai, China

15. Beijing, China

16. Seoul, South Korea

17. Detroit, Michigan, United States

18. Houston, Texas, United States

19. Tokyo, Japan

20. Los Angeles, California, United States

21. Mexico City, Mexico

22. Manhattan, New York, United States

23. Chicago, Illinois, United States

24. Sao Paulo, Brazil

25. Buenos Aires, Argentina

26. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

27. Lima, Peru

Aftermath
The United Nations forms a nearly universal peace accord between its members, dedicated to the capture and destruction of Dr. Manhattan.

North and South Korea are even reunified, taking the new name Rhelasia.

The US capital is established as National City, Virginia.

Trivia

 * This plot orchestrated by Ozymandias was an attempt to give the nations of the world involved in the Cold War a common enemy in the immensely powerful Dr. Manhattan.

Links and References

 * Earth-27's Alternate History and Ongoing Mystery