As Kim Jong Un prepares for nuclear test, Biden approach to North Korea is failing, experts warn

President Biden's policy on North Korea has yet to change the behavior of Kim Jong Un. Analysts argue that a more decisive approach is needed to tame the North Korea's dictators nuclear appetite.

Mitch Shin is a reporter based in Seoul, South Korea. He can be followed on Twitter @MitchShin5.

Since the beginning of this year, North Korea has repeatedly tested its missile programs and has already conducted the 19th round of missile testing on its various ballistic missile weapons. Following the unprecedented rounds of the North’s missile testing, Washington and outside experts have accused the regime of completing all the preparatory steps for its seventh nuclear test.  

"North Korea is not at the top of the agenda for this administration and there's little interest in fundamentally revisiting the outcomes of last year's policy review based on new developments since then," said Ankit Panda, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington.