“Why does Europe pre-pressurize luggage? Because a bomb got through that way once.”
If a system can’t detect significant amounts of explosive material, a big boom is possible.
A 1960’s era SAM-2 missile made John McCain’s life miserable. The Israelis can’t stop Palestinians in Gaza from making rockets.
Actually the pressurizing is to set off bombs that use that as a trigger. But do it somewhere harmless. Unless your luggage was in there too.
Well Israel can. But it would be considered an act of war.