From 'Believing they had only a minute or two, the Vice President again communicated the authorization to engage or take out the aircraft.', can we infer that 'The VP thought they only had a minute or two to make the decision.' follows logically?
Believing they had only a minute or two, the Vice President again communicated the authorization to engage or take out the aircraft.###The VP thought they only had a minute or two to make the decision.