Some say, too, that the national government could overrule the town's veto right if they declared the matter to be of importance to national security.
"The value to the US of Japanese biological warfare data is of such importance to national security as to far outweigh the value accruing from 'war crimes' prosecution," wrote one US military scientist.
Cross-border deals between military contractors are hard to pull off, in part because the companies' importance to national security means that governments have greater influence on deal-making than in other industries.
May said in a statement: "Anderson's report demonstrates how the bulk powers contained in the investigatory powers bill are of crucial importance to our security and intelligence agencies.
Obama raised the issue near the end of their bilateral meeting stressing the importance to western security that Nato maintains defence spending in face of threats facing the west in the Middle East, north Africa and Russia.
The debate on Friday involved questions about the nature of the conflict in Libya, the country's importance to American security interests and the role of Congress in authorizing military campaigns.
Through two world wars and one Cold War that saw their importance to national security grow steadily, until today when the base has sprawled over 500 acres, submarines have been an integral part of the region, adding an estimated $1 billion a year to the regional economy, employing thousands of people.
Continuation of constructive post-reset cooperation on Afghanistan and issues associated with Iran's nuclear program will, meanwhile, strengthen a qualitatively new capacity to work jointly on those two issues, which are of vital importance to the security of both nations.
Moor stressed the importance to address security from the start.
Also, hiding the query and the retrieved data has importance to ensure security and privacy for those using cloud services.
