摘要：The mainaim of this article is to describe the historical development ofthe weapon production and defence industrial base of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republi,simultaneously the authors try to point out the importance of weapon production and defence industrial base as a component of the economic security of a state.The article is divided into three parts;each part delivers a picture of the extent,structure and position of weapon production and the defence industrial base in separate timeline phases of both the Czechoslovak and Czech nation.The first period shows Czechoslovakia as an important representative of the international arms trade.The second period characterizes Czechoslovak weapon production under the condition of the strong infuence of the Warsaw pact and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance.The third part describes Czech arms production during dynamic changes after the cessation of the bi polar system.In the conclusion of the article,the authors underline the idea of the importance of weapon production as the tool of economic security.
