(a) Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person, property, or reputation of another shall be punished as directed by a court-martial.
(b) Any person subject to this chapter who wrongfully communicates a threat to injure the person or property of another by use of:
(1) An explosive;
(2) A weapon of mass destruction;
(3) A biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon; or
(4) A hazardous material,
shall be punished as directed by a court-martial.
(c) Any person subject to this chapter who maliciously communicates a false threat concerning injury to the person or property of another by use of:
(1) An explosive;
(2) A weapon of mass destruction;
(3) A biological or chemical agent, substance, or weapon; or
(4) A hazardous material,
shall be punished as directed by a court-martial.
(d) For purposes of this section, "false threat" means a threat that, at the time the threat is communicated, is known to be false by the person communicating the threat.