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South Korean, Japanese and U.S. destroyers sail together while conducting a trilateral ballistic missile defense exercise in the Sea of Japan. © Reuters

RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- The American military is willing to discuss with Japan and South Korea forming trilateral operational plans for contingencies involving North Korea and China, the top U.S. general for nuclear operations suggested to Nikkei.

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