By Mike Mount CNN
Washington (CNN) -- The U.S. military will conduct joint exercises with the South Korean military in response to that country's announcement that North Korea was behind the recent sinking of one of its warships, the Pentagon said Monday.
The United States and South Korea will conduct both anti-submarine and maritime interdiction training exercises in the future, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said.
Whitman would not discuss details or timelines on the two exercises, but noted that they are being planned in response to the March 26 sinking.
The South Korean government said its probe of the incident concluded that North Korea fired a torpedo responsible for sinking the vessel. Forty-six South Korean sailors were killed as a result.
Whitman said the maritime interdiction exercise will be conducted as part of the Proliferation Security Initiative, which is designed to prevent the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction and related technologies. North Korea is suspected of moving such material by sea. Link
