United Nations weapons inspectors say they were given full access by the Iraqis to sites they wished to see during their first field visit for four years. "The team was able to complete the inspection work as it planned with the co-operation of the Iraqi side and we had access to what we wanted to see," said the International Atomic Energy Agency's Jacques Baute, who led one of the teams which went to work on Wednesday. And Dimitri Perricos, leader of the team from the UN monitoring mission (Unmovic), said the "immediateness" of the access given was a "good sign" for future inspections. The inspectors are using state-of-the-art technology to try to find out whether Iraq has any weapons of mass destruction. Their findings could determine whether the US carries out its threat to lead a military assault on Iraq.