In Washington, the State Department spokesman, Richard A. Boucher, said the Bush Administration hoped that any new accord would "include provisions for a continuing defense relationship, including U.S. access to Philippine military facilities."

It is an example of how less developed nations are attempting to limit U.S. access to natural resources.

If these islands were fortified, Japan could, in principle, deny the U.S. access to its interests in the western Pacific.

The Bush policy accepts current international agreements by states: "The United States will oppose the development of new legal regimes or other restrictions that seek to prohibit or limit U.S. access to or use of space."

In his September 1998 meeting with Crown Prince Abdullah, Vice President Gore, while thanking the Saudi government for their responsiveness, renewed the request for direct U.S. access to Tayyib.

However, Hare was tasked with convincing the Saudis to allow the U.S. access to military facilities at Dhahran.

In March 1999, North Korea agreed to grant the U.S. "satisfactory access" to the site.

International travelers thus had to enter military check points to reach their flights for most of the time, which gave the feeling that the U.S. military controlled access to and from Iceland.

The United States will oppose the development of new legal regimes or other restrictions that seek to prohibit or limit U.S. access to or use of space.

U.S. access to oil is now not in jeopardy.