[GrayOwl]

Really only Ukraine and Belorussia was in the Soviet union the manufacturer of the weapon.
Other republics (Mid Asia and Pribaltika) had no and also now have no any technologies for manufacture of the weapon.
Besides the military budget was formed in Moscow, he was common, instead of in union republics.
Concerning the premiums - is wrong buddy!
Existed Lenin's the premium, Stalin's premium, and State premium.

At first scietist put in prison, then let out and gave development of the weapon.
Then - or again put in prison or gave the premium!
( Besides - all this was till 1953 yet has died Stalin. After that nobody put in prison.

For example - Igor Kurchatov. Has made first soviet a nuclear bomb and has received the premium. Or Mikchail Lisichko - main designer of torpedos such as "APR" types.

About these premiums never wrote in the newspapers are there were confidential rewardings.
And the names of these scientists were too confidential - nobody knew of their surnames.