Delta Force
Banned
Isn't another issue with the ALFA the titanium hull. If I recall, the SU had plenty of titanium so cost wasn't that big of an issue but it would have been an issue in terms of supply and cost for the US or other western countries. Correct me if I am wrong...
Titanium is produced in Canada, as well as other NATO and/or neutral states. However, titanium is notoriously difficult to work with. While it had been used or was starting to be used in aerospace in the 1970s, the CIA initially dismissed rumors of titanium hull submarines because it thought titanium was impossible to work with in a shipyard.