[reed13k]

My first inclination for ‘unleashed’ immediately goes to ;

“Cry ‘Havoc!,’ and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial.’

This line is spoken by Mark Antony in Act 3, Scene 1, line 273 of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar after Caesar is killed when Antony is alone with the body. he reveals his intention to incite the crowd at Caesar’s funeral to rise up against the assassins.

I believe His saying they are about to turn on themselves in an ugly way.

[reed13k]

some additional input on Ceasar;

ONE meaning is that “dog” in its mechanical sense (”any of various usually simple mechanical devices for holding, gripping, or fastening that consist of a spike, bar, or hook”). The “dogs” are “let slip” – referring to the act of releasing. Thus, the “dogs of war” are the political and societal restraints against war that operate during times of peace. [We see this in Seattle now...]

In modern English usage “dogs of war” is used to describe mercenaries. [MAYBE THE A
HELL’S ANGLES HERE]

MY Last thought is the dogs of war are the infamous Devil dogs ...our own beloved United States Marines.

[Disestablishmentarian]

My first inclination for ‘unleashed’ immediately goes to ;

“Cry ‘Havoc!,’ and let slip the dogs of war; That this foul deed shall smell above the earth With carrion men, groaning for burial.’"

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I love this interpretation; but, do you think anything yet transpired (bioweapon attack being officially unattributed at this time) rises to the level of the assassination of Julius Caesar ... which led to civil war and the collapse of the Roman Republic?

Or ... is your gut telling you that the ultimate trigger event is yet to come?