▁bi ological ▁weapons ▁on ▁US ▁military ▁personnel ▁in ▁the ▁desert ▁facility , ▁including ▁the ▁East ▁Dem il itar ization ▁Area ▁near ▁Des er et ▁Chem ical ▁Dep ot / Des er et ▁Chem ical ▁Test ▁Center ▁at ▁Fort ▁Douglas , ▁Ut ah , ▁but ▁takes ▁the ▁position ▁that ▁the ▁tests ▁have ▁contributed ▁to ▁long - term ▁ill ness es ▁in ▁only ▁a ▁hand ful ▁of ▁exposed ▁personnel . ▁V eter ans ▁who ▁took ▁part ▁believe ▁they ▁were ▁also ▁exposed ▁to ▁Agent ▁Orange . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁V eter ans ▁Affairs ▁den ies ▁almost ▁all ▁claims ▁for ▁care ▁and ▁compens ation ▁made ▁by ▁veter ans ▁who ▁believe ▁they ▁got ▁sick ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁tests . ▁The ▁U . S . ▁military ▁for ▁dec ades ▁remained ▁silent ▁about ▁" Project ▁ 1 1 2 " ▁and ▁its ▁vict ims , ▁a ▁sle w ▁of ▁tests ▁over seen ▁by ▁the ▁Army ' s ▁Des er et ▁Test ▁Center ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City . ▁Project ▁ 1 1 2 ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁tested ▁chemical ▁and ▁bi ological ▁agents , ▁including ▁V X , ▁sar in ▁and ▁E . ▁col i , ▁on ▁military ▁personnel ▁who ▁did ▁not ▁know ▁they ▁were ▁being ▁tested . ▁After ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Department ▁finally ▁acknowled ged ▁conduct ing ▁the ▁tests ▁on ▁unw itting ▁human ▁subjects , ▁it ▁agreed ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁V eter ans ' ▁Affairs ▁Department ▁track ▁down ▁those ▁who ▁were ▁exposed , ▁but ▁a ▁Government ▁Account ability ▁Office ▁report ▁in ▁ 2