wreak havoc

Microchimeric cells can wreak havoc with genetic paternity tests and DNA analysis in criminal cases.

In an arms competition, as long as each side can wreak havoc on the other, destroying all the targets it needs to in order to deter an attack or “limit damage” if war can’t be deterred, it doesn’t matter which side has slightly larger numbers.

"This is only the tip of the iceberg," Christopher Raia, the FBI assistant director of the New York field office, said, adding the FBI is working day and night to ensure members of mafia families "cannot continue to wreak havoc in our communities".

Hormonal changes can wreak havoc in the years leading up to that point.

“It would wreak havoc on the financial markets as global markets and investors begin to wonder if we can govern ourselves,” he said.