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Indicators in Decisive Action 18 August 2014 ATP 2-33.4 B-9 Table B-7. Commodities indicators (continued) Indicators of Negative Arms and Ammunition-Related Activities (continued) Increase in armed robberies. Reports of thefts or sudden shortages of chemicals, which could be used in the clandestine manufacture of explosives. Reports of large open-market purchases of explosives-related chemicals without an identifiable industrial use. Appearance of manufactured or smuggled arms from noncontiguous foreign countries. Indicators of Negative Clothing-Related Activities Unusual, systematic purchase or theft of clothing materials that could be used for the manufacture of uniforms or footwear. Unusual scarcity of clothing or material used in the manufacture of clothing or footwear. Distribution of clothing to underprivileged or minority classes by organizations of recent or suspect origin. Discovery of caches of uniforms and footwear or materials that could be used to manufacture uniforms and footwear. Increase of males in the streets wearing military style clothing or distinctive markings. Indicators of Negative Medicine-Related Activities Large-scale purchasing or theft of drugs and medicines or the herbs used to manufacture local remedies. Scarcity of drugs and medicinal supplies on the open or black markets. Diversion of medical aid donations. Discovery of caches or medical supplies. Indicators of Negative Communications-Related Activities Increase in the purchase and use of radios. Discovery of caches of communication equipment. Unusual increase in amateur radio or cellular telephone communications traffic.