But the reality is that if you NEED what is in a safe--you drill it.
A safe isn't some magical device that somehow stops all access. The goal of a safe is to slow down an attack sufficiently that humans will notice that the safe is being attacked and do something about it.
The article does mention he does a lot of drilling.
This seems like one of those things that exists only in movies. What value would I gain from having my valuables destroyed?
I've worked in the civilian wing of a company that did this stuff. What I dealt with just enough power to wipe crypto keys if they sensed things like a tilt, air pressure change, or power loss. I'm sure the military side of the company had fun things to deal with.
Designers of such mechanisms intend those criteria to be met a certain way, but that isn't required. Like standard locks, which are intended to open with a key, but the design simply requires the pins to form a certain configuration-- key optional.