However it does run the risk of being thoroughly compromised via rootkit or even bootkit if you are of sufficient interest to the target country.
We’re not the only ones who know about Thunderstrike.
Do you have any proof of this?
FedEx is awful, but not "hunt me down wherever I'm at, kidnap me, and beat me until I type in a passphrase for a laptop I shipped via Next Day Air" awful.
I mean, they don't have you stuck in a room for hours on end, do they?