1 9 6 2 – 1 9 6 9 ), ▁and ▁the ▁caus ative ▁agent ▁of ▁rice ▁bl ast ▁( st ored ▁at ▁Fort ▁Det rick ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 1 9 6 6 ). ▁ ▁A ▁U . S . ▁facility ▁at ▁Fort ▁Terry ▁focused ▁primarily ▁on ▁anti - an imal ▁bi ological ▁agents . ▁The ▁first ▁agent ▁that ▁was ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁development ▁was ▁foot ▁and ▁mouth ▁disease ▁( F MD ). ▁Besides ▁F MD , ▁five ▁other ▁top - secret ▁bi ological ▁weapons ▁projects ▁were ▁commission ed ▁on ▁Pl um ▁Island . ▁The ▁other ▁four ▁programs ▁research ed ▁included ▁R VF , ▁r inder p est , ▁African ▁sw ine ▁fe ver , ▁plus ▁eleven ▁mis cell aneous ▁ex otic ▁animal ▁dise ases . ▁The ▁eleven ▁mis cell aneous ▁path og ens ▁were : ▁Blue ▁tongue ▁virus , ▁b ov ine ▁influen za , ▁b ov ine ▁virus ▁di arr he a ▁( B VD ), ▁f ow l ▁pl ague , ▁go at ▁p neum on itis , ▁my c ob acter ia , ▁" N " ▁virus , ▁New castle ▁disease , ▁sheep ▁po x , ▁T esch ers ▁disease , ▁and ▁ves icular ▁st om at itis . ▁ ▁Work ▁on ▁delivery ▁systems ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁bi owe ap ons ▁ar sen al ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁mass - produ ced ▁bi ological ▁weapon ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁the ▁M 3 3 ▁cluster ▁bomb . ▁The ▁M 3 3