One can see other similiarities between the two disasters. In both cases:
- operators did not fully understand the system (see Studi's post, pilots do not need to know how the system works to operate it safely...)
- operators made outrageous mistakes and violated the procedures (I agree that deep political reasons should be sought in both cases)
- but the system also responded inadequately (autotrim put the airplane in unrecoverable stall; control rods started the explosion)