Good questions speed150mph and as for the Alpha class even the Russians have to go by budgets and the cost was just too much for what they would get in the end. Look how long it took to finish what they started way back in 1993.
https://russianmilitaryanalysis.word...nhills/page/2/
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After the collapse of the Soviet Union, submarine production slowed and then came to a halt. The first prototype Yasen-class SSGN—the Severodvinsk—was laid down in 1993 and the first Borey-class SSBN—the Yuri Dolgorukiy—in 1996, but construction on both ceased soon after. In the decade or more of that hiatus, both submarines were extensively redesigned, and when they belatedly went to sea they were very different from their original designs.
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"Submariners are a special brotherhood, either all come to the surface or no one does” ~ Vice Admiral Rudolf Golosov of the Russian Navy
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The future of undersea warfare is already available ... Like Sputnik the USA is far behind. We need to build submarine drone tenders and we need to build them soon in order to counter the Soviet threat of an Arctic fleet of Russian drones that could be controlled by satellites.
https://russianmilitaryanalysis.word...nhills/page/2/
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Beyond combat submarines, there is another Russian submarine force that answers to its own command. The Navy’s General Directorate of Undersea Research (GUGI) maintains several special-purpose undersea craft. Some are conversions of older submarines, such as the Delta “stretch” SSBN designs, while others are new construction units. These special-purpose submarines—nuclear and diesel-electric—are employed in several roles, including supporting submarine weapon and systems development; conducting deep-ocean antisubmarine projects; and mapping and possibly interdicting seafloor fiber-optic cable networks. Some of GUGI’s submarines serve as mother ships for deep divers such as the “Losharik” special-purpose submarine. Others may deploy underwater drones with nuclear warheads such as the recently revealed “Status-6” weapon, which will be carried externally. Many press reports credit the Status-6 with incredibly high speed, long range, and a multi-megaton warhead—claims that likely are unrealistic. But even if those performance figures are off significantly, it still will be an innovative weapon and need to be countered
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