Daryll Kimball,the Executive Director of the Arms Control Association, a private research firm, says President Obama is more skeptical about the missile-defense system.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

"It appears that according to those numbers that the Russians are the least receptive and most skeptical about positive change coming out of the Obama administration,"

VOA: standard.2009.07.06

But South Korean,Japanese,and U.S. officials are skeptical about the North's plan and suspect the so-called satellite launch is in reality a way to test a long-range rocket.

VOA: standard.2009.03.12

They cite Russia's brief war with Georgia and Russia's confrontations with Ukraine over natural gas supplies last year as reasons to remain skeptical about the Kremlin's intentions.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17