CZECHOSLOYAK AND CZECH REPUBLIC WEAPON PRODUCTION AND ECONOMIC SECURITY IN HISTORIC PERSPECTIYE
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2013, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
’Ihe main aim ofthis article is to descrihe thehistorical developmentofthe weapon production and defence industrial base of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic, simultaneously the aułhors try to point out the importance of weapon production and defence industrial base as a component of the economic security ofa 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 Czechosloyakia as an important representative of the International arms trade. The second period characterizes Czechoslorak weapon production under the condition ofthe strong influence ofthe Warsaw pact and the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. Ihe third part describes Czech arms production during dynamie changes after the cessation ofthe 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.
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Miroslav KRČ, Aleš OLEJNÍČEK
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