Because that would defeat the point of the basic research - for it to be used and it isn't exclusive to the two even though they were the most signicant users.

Because that would defeat the point of the basic research - for it to be used and it isn't exclusive to the two even though they were the most signicant users. Governments have already have already found outsourcing their manufacturing to contractors had superior results to doing so in house. I think nuclear weapons are about the only thing which isn't privatized. The government already has an effective equity share anyway over everybody - it is called taxes. Money being mobile has other economic benefits but comes at the cost of allowing more fringe case shenanigans.