Italy, and Turkey.”

Her comments follow a recent report from a U.S. watchdog group that concluded the Air Force was upgrading two of its European bases — Incirlik Air Base in Turkey and Aviano Air Base in Italy — to better secure nuclear weapons stored there.

The report, which cited commercial satellite imagery, came from the Federation of American Scientists, a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., which opposes the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

The construction work — which includes new security fencing, lighting and sensors — raises doubts about the security of the nuclear weapons stored in the region, according to Hans Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project at FAS.

“The upgrades indirectly acknowledge that security at U.S. nuclear weapons storage sites in Europe has been inadequate for more than twothe Congress’ Mumbai chief, barely three months before the crucial Maharashtra Assembly elections.

He has recommended a provisional set up of a collective leadership of three senior leaders to oversee the city unit until the upcoming polls.

Deora is likely to move to New Delhi for a national role in the Congress, party sources said.

According to an aide, Deora had expressed his desire to quit shortly after meeting Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi on June 26.

His move is seen as “an expression of solidarity and collective responsibility with outgoing Congress President Gandhi’s resignation”.

Deora, a former Union Minister, was appointed President of Mumbai Congress on the eve of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, replacing Sanjay Nirupam.

The time that he was given to prepare for the elections was too little and too late,