 "When the Wind Blows", a graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, was published in 1982.The novel is a bitter satire on the Publicized Civil Defense advice given by the British government (Protect and Survive) about how to survive a nuclear war, where a working-class couple that do not believe that nuclear war is possible die of radiation sickness after a nuclear explosion.It reflects Briggs’ participation in the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.